Example sentences of "[pron] have not been [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I I had n't been shutting the one that do n't make no difference still , there 's only cos Pavarotti 's out anyway ! |
| 2 | Well I have n't been using the bus Sandra . |
| 3 | She glanced at her left hand as if she 'd forgotten the fact , and was instantly ashamed to find herself wishing she had n't been wearing the showy diamond solitaire . |
| 4 | For some reason , although she had not been doing the cooking , this made Lydia feel like Lucretia Borgia . |
| 5 | Readers who have not been following the series are advised to read Part 6 ( April , 1992 ) issue ) . |
| 6 | Those who have not been following the series are advised to read Part 1 ( November , 1991 issue ) since this gives certain background information about the National Curriculum and about this month 's topic which is information-transmission systems . |
| 7 | It is a shame that you have n't been having the gorgeous autumn which we have enjoyed . |
| 8 | IF ONE had not been reading the newspapers , listening to the radio , watching television and , above all , paying attention to the opinion polls , the election results would have come as no surprise . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's simply that while we 've been playing well in possession , we have n't been doing the job when the opposition have had the ball . |
| 10 | ‘ But it 's a different story this time around and he has n't been doing the business for us . |
| 11 | He had not been expecting the change in subject . |
| 12 | In other words , he had not been attending the kirk . |
| 13 | He had n't been expecting the I was certain . |
| 14 | He started , sweating guiltily : he had n't been checking the sky . |
| 15 | all you have , all you have to say to him is dad 's back at work , he 's not been using the telly |