Example sentences of "[pron] have been [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been taking a lot of coal out these last few days , everyone has been putting the hours in . |
| 2 | But I had been er made a mon I think I told you this before , a monitor and I used to dodge all these sort of things and erm I used to go after I 'd been putting the books out for the next lesson , I could go to the library and I used to sit down and read . |
| 3 | I HAD BEEN making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped . |
| 4 | Luckily I had been doing The Clothes Show on TV and her father had seen me and knew I was reputable . |
| 5 | I had been paying the fees of the home a month in advance , but when explaining about the social security payments , I sent two months ' fees in advance to cover , as I thought , any delay . |
| 6 | The idea of such a journey came about , I should point out , from a most kind suggestion put to me by Mr Farraday himself one afternoon almost a fortnight ago , when I had been dusting the portraits in the library . |
| 7 | I 've been scouring the papers , and there 's no mention . ’ |
| 8 | I 've been championing the suppliers ' cause for some time now and I really feel let down . |
| 9 | ‘ For nearly two months I 've been counting the days until I would see you again . |
| 10 | Said I 've been sorting the notes out , I 've put them in order back in , so that when he comes to the window all that the office staff got ta do is look through , like we was told to do |
| 11 | I could say that I 've been helping the police with their inquiries . |
| 12 | I 've been using the Strats for four or five years ; it 's nice to have that more defined sound , and more variety of tone than the Ibanez and Gibsons I used to use . |
| 13 | I 've been deadheading the roses ; there is such a wonderful profusion of colours this year now that the new bushes have settled in , especially the big white one which I 'm sure you remember . |
| 14 | I 've been to take the registers there to hill |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been told the players pray five times a day — even if it means interrupting training ! |
| 16 | I 've been told the boats ca n't go over , but when you 're out there , you wonder . |
| 17 | I 've been rehearsing the sports clothes I 'll also be wearing at the NEC . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Hullo , Penelope , I 've been doing the flowers , ’ she said , as if an explanation of her emerging from the dining room with leaves seemed to be called for . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been beating the bushes looking for you for hours ! ’ |
| 20 | and er erm and we discussed it fully and I 've been noting the points down you know but what , what in particular was of interest to you on that er er on that on those discussions ? |
| 21 | In the past two chapters , I have been discussing the mechanisms of evolution , but have said little about the outcome of the process . |
| 22 | Recently I have been reading the writings of Matthew Fox , a Dominican who is very popular for his creation spirituality and love of the environment . |
| 23 | " I have been serving the Turks , and am looking for better employment . |
| 24 | You see , I have been searching the moors with my telescope , and although I have not actually seen the prisoner , I have seen the person who is taking him food . ’ |
| 25 | Lately I have been studying the paintings of an abstract expressionist named Diebenkorn . |
| 26 | Lately I have been studying the paintings of an abstract expressionist named Diebenkorn . |
| 27 | ‘ I have been told the forms are private and confidential , but by the time you finish filling them in , your whole life is there for someone to see . ’ |
| 28 | ( I have been checking the indexes of such books for several years now ! ) |
| 29 | I have been following the Ports for 30 years now , home and away , continually watching them getting thrashed week in , week out . |
| 30 | The council , which has been leasing the buildings to the college , now wants them back . |