Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [pers pn] have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He choked back the tears and shook as he told of how he 'd been driving along the road when steam started coming out of the bonnet . |
| 2 | I 've managed to subject the boots to most conditions except a thorough soaking over several days — for once we 've been basking in sunshine for weeks in Scotland , along with the sun-drenched south east ! |
| 3 | They did n't fire a response in her , but it felt nice , like when they had been holding hands . |
| 4 | Perhaps , she thought it was because Mark had been there at the planning stage — Mark Bristow , the dynamic young advertising executive she had met and fallen in love with when she had been chasing jobs in the heart of Somerset ; Mark who , in spite of being English , had lived long enough in the States to absorb — and give off — some of the typically American blend of enthusiasm and energy . |
| 5 | Whereas until now we have been considering changes that are forming an underclass , we now turn to examine a reform already enacted that will ensure that the underclass , and other vulnerable groups , continue to be the least privileged in old age . |
| 6 | Until now we have been reconstructing the system … |
| 7 | Until now he had been using one loaned to him by Christian . |
| 8 | Until then he 'd been expecting Blagg , and he might know exactly what he 'd left . ’ |
| 9 | The twins sprang up from where they had been sitting by Chola 's side and ran round the hearth to have a closer look . |
| 10 | A group of them , maybe as many as half a dozen , will slowly get to their feet from where they have been lying with the rest of the pride and , leaving the cubs and the males behind , walk off in a fashion which , although leisurely , has a grimly purposeful air . |
| 11 | ‘ Party , party , ’ she yelled out to break the spell and Hosanna ran from where he had been sitting watching her . |
| 12 | He made his way easily to the door and was about to close it when he caught sight of something tucked into the corner of the car between two wooden containers , out of sight from where he had been sitting earlier . |
| 13 | I 'm a geologist — that bit was true — and until recently I 've been working in Sydney . |
| 14 | er There 's a young girl in Didcot itself er her parents are known socially to the blokes at the fire brigade ; she , she suffers from cerebral palsy , she 's eight years old , and until recently she 's been going out on bike rides with her father on a child seat , but as you know kids grow up , they grow out of things , therefore she ca n't do it any more . |
| 15 | A local man bought the car from 's estate when he died in 1965 for £50 and intended to restore her , but until recently it had been rusting away in his garage . |
| 16 | Up to now we 've been covering one part of the neural networks . |
| 17 | After a few weeks the time log sheets are analysed for you by a specialist who duly reports back on how you have been spending your time . |
| 18 | Since then they have been effecting a gradual programme of repair , restoration and alteration . |
| 19 | For this I gave them about 30p , which is rather a lot , & since then they have been running up to me when they see me , offering to polish up my briefcase etc . |
| 20 | ‘ Since then I 've been training every day , and going on runs . |
| 21 | Since then I 've been thinking it over and I 've come up with an idea . |
| 22 | Ever since then I 've been trying to get the speed back . ’ |
| 23 | I spent three months in the Canaries , and since then I 've been travelling between England and Ireland . |
| 24 | Since then I have been trying to gain recognition from Technics . |
| 25 | Since then he had been farming at Mullu , some fifteen miles outside Addis Ababa . |
| 26 | Since then he had been trying to write the second book . |
| 27 | In Midnight Run he was fine , but since then he 's been cranking them out , turning in performances which are almost parodic rehashes of the masculine confusions and bullish challenges of his past roles . |
| 28 | Since then he 's been fighting to prove his innocence . |
| 29 | Since then he 's been waiting for him higher up on various tracks . |
| 30 | We met at lunch , once , and since then he has been bombarding my house with letters and phone calls . |