Example sentences of "[verb] been [v-ing] [noun] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crews knew them as Spivs , and initially their speed was such that a driver complained : ‘ I 've been catching seagulls with that thing ! ’ |
| 2 | The relationship between herbivores and plants has often been seen as some kind of arms race , but there have been opposing views in that , for example , spittle-bugs in the dry tropics of West Africa , rather than depleting valuable water resources may promote microbial activity beneath particular tree species , allowing them to take up nutrients in the dry season from the surface layers of the soil , provided that other roots can tap a deep water source . |
| 3 | In we 've had a menopause clinic in Glasgow for the last twenty four years erm , it 's run by a male doctor erm but we have been treating patients for that length time . |
| 4 | These two chains have been opening stores of that size and with that stock range for nigh on 10 years on this side of the pond . |
| 5 | Bryan Burnett 's been getting chatty with that showbiz legend Cilla Black . |