Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have been [v-ing] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently the old man has been hammering this into them for weeks . ’ |
| 2 | William IV died shortly afterwards and it has been written that , a search being instituted , it was found that that bluff and breezy monarch had been using this unique ancient artifact as a shaving mug ! |
| 3 | Yeah but but of course this chap has been doing this research in erm Bangladesh was n't it , I think ? |
| 4 | Violet Mapping had been running this massage parlour for five years . |
| 5 | One or another young kid has been watching this place since I left . |