Example sentences of "[verb] he have been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it broke daylight the next morning he found he had been fishing on a sandbar which shallowed up twenty yards out . |
| 2 | His name was , but I found he 'd been lodging in a house in Road close to the railway station . |
| 3 | When this incident occurred he 'd been working on a project in Harlow in Essex setting up another system . |
| 4 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 5 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 6 | Childrens World marketing communications controller John Forester says he has been talking to agencies with the knowledge of the incumbent GGT and insists there is no review of the Sears-owned business . |
| 7 | Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset . |
| 8 | He had said he had been fighting with another man . |
| 9 | But the Chancellor did show he had been listening to some of industry 's gripes . |
| 10 | The man claimed he had been looking for his girlfriend when challenged by staff members . |
| 11 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 12 | I know he 's been doing to this man as he 's gone past so Harry sitting there the not saying you know . |
| 13 | I spose he has been fading towards the end of matches , but then again — who has nt ? |
| 14 | He was inclined to believe he had been looking for an excuse to ring her , which was foolish because he did not need an excuse . |
| 15 | But when I put the phone down I find he has been standing in the doorway . |
| 16 | He came forward into the firelight then and she saw he had been sitting beside the range , in an old rocking chair which he had left tilting back and forth , to take the lantern from her , grasping her free hand in his . |
| 17 | ‘ I bet he 's been dying for an audience , ’ Dalziel said to Pascoe . |
| 18 | What would these people think , I wondered , if they knew he 'd been living like an Apache most of his life and right up until a little while ago ? |
| 19 | Marcus appeared in next-door 's back garden which surprised me as last I knew he 'd been snoring under the duvet . |
| 20 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |
| 21 | Now she realised he 'd been hovering on the verges of her thoughts , just waiting for an opportunity to pounce . |
| 22 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
| 23 | He slowly straightened to his full height and she realised he had been sitting on the bed leaning over her . |
| 24 | She 's very lovely and I 'm sure she kisses like a veteran , but if you mean he 's been sleeping with her , no ! |
| 25 | I did a double-take before I realized he 'd been talking to me . |
| 26 | As the door closed , Zen let out a breath he realized he had been holding for a long time . |
| 27 | I think he had been listening to some people in the dale who had missed out on the shoot and the money that went with it , and were critical , or pretended to be critical , of people who worked for Sir Emmanuel and the other toffs — maybe a bit left wing , although Stanley was n't a person who took any interest in politics . |
| 28 | I think he 's been drinking in the pub cos I can smell it on his breath . |
| 29 | And to think he 'd been agonizing about what line to take on Bartocci 's conspiracy theory ! |
| 30 | Buckby , who is also secretary of the Langbaurgh Schools Cross Country Association , said he had been trying for nearly ten years to have the rule changed . |