Example sentences of "[vb infin] been [v-ing] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she had searched his bedroom earlier , she thought ruefully , she would not have been shivering on the pavement in a black pullover and jeans at two o'clock in the morning , carrying a large screwdriver . |
| 2 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ From the position of the body I think he could have been sitting on the edge of the bed . |
| 4 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 5 | He must have been working on the paper about the same time as he was writing the papers of Totem and Taboo , or just afterwards . |
| 6 | ‘ The assassin must have been lying on the ground or Father standing on some steps ? |