Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] he [verb] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 2 | She knew perfectly well he 'd been trying to hide the fact that he 'd come alive as the streets had filled with people . |
| 3 | these two bibs are very wet up here where he 's been dribbling and |
| 4 | He did not know how long he had been sleeping but woke up hungry and decided to sneak into the kitchens for a tin of soup . |
| 5 | Isabel wondered how long he 'd been sitting there — intent , watchful , waiting . |
| 6 | I had no idea how long he 'd been standing there . |
| 7 | How long he 'd been sleeping rough no one could tell . |
| 8 | For my father had opened his curtains and was sitting , shaved and in full uniform , on the edge of his bed from where evidently he had been watching the sky turn to dawn . |