Example sentences of "[that] [noun] [verb] [been] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We guessed , wrongly , that Frank had been talking back home . |
| 2 | There will also be some kind of performance boost for DB2 — either more microcode or conceivably the dedicated DB2 processor that IBM has been speculating about for 10 years now . |
| 3 | On the whole Morse was not unhappy that Ashenden had been ringing around . |
| 4 | It 's just that Stephen 's been rooting about in boxes . |
| 5 | The younger John claimed that Langton had been carrying on an adulterous relationship with his stepmother Joan . |
| 6 | But contrary to the popular belief that mink have been wiping out waterfowl and outcompeting the native otter , detailed studies have shown that over much of Britain the animal was either sharing abundant food resources with other predators or exploiting a niche which was previously unoccupied . |
| 7 | I did n't realize , in fact , oh yeah , let's talk about all the men that Claire 's been hanging out with . |
| 8 | I think what happened was that Nick had been hanging around waiting to get hold of her . |
| 9 | Magistrates heard that employees had been hosing out residue from used drums — using a high pressure jet — in a defined ‘ washing area ’ . |