Example sentences of "[adv] been [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And pensions have not been going up at the same rate as the cost of living . |
| 2 | The Soviet Army , has also been getting in on the act . |
| 3 | Dublin 's notorious ticket touts have also been getting in on the act through Northern front men knowing there will be a market for the tickets at ten times the outlay . |
| 4 | So , when I have n't been gazing out of the window , phoning every friend I ever had , dashing up the street in an urgent quest for … er … something or other I 'm desperate for or singing along to Melody Radio at the top of my thorax — I 've been noticing things . |
| 5 | If she had n't been looking out for the signpost , she could easily have driven past without even realising it was there . |
| 6 | And Miss Haines , as Clara suddenly realized , with a curious tremor of conviction , had actually been hanging around in the corridor waiting for her to emerge . |