Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] have [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Perhaps I should sell the place and be done with it , ’ he said with an abruptness that showed he 'd been considering the idea for some time . |
2 | Have you not read novels , been to the cinema and watched the hero and heroine embracing and realized you have been missing a great deal ? |
3 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
4 | He then stopped himself in mid-sentence and claimed he had been joking . |
5 | My son-in-law came home a few weeks ago and confessed he 'd been having an affair with a girl in his office . |
6 | When questioned by police he confessed to the killing and said he 'd been drinking and taking amphetamines . |
7 | Well then about a month later he said he rung June and said I 've been speaking to Geoff he said and th they wan na hi er hire a car for a week . |
8 | Robyn took a sip and wished she had been listening from the beginning . |