Example sentences of "have been getting a " in BNC.
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| 1 | See I 've been getting a kind of rash on my face |
| 2 | Meiko Scientific Plc , Bristol has been getting a bit of stick in the US press following its sale of one of its massively parallel systems to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under a $15m agreement : complainants say the order should have gone to a US firm and not to a UK one ; Meiko repudiates ‘ the damaging impressions ’ created in a New York Times story on the order , saying that it was consistent with US national security policies and procedures with support provided by cleared US citizens ; it bridles at the suggestion that the machine is unproven , pointing to over 400 installations , and says the Israeli transaction was in compliance with both US and British export regulations and that this was confirmed by the British Embassy in Washington . |
| 3 | For the past few months my husband , who 's 43 and a smoker , has been getting a sharp pain in the pit of his stomach , which he 's been ‘ curing ’ with a glass of milk . |
| 4 | Especially as he has been getting a rough deal from some sections of the crowd . |
| 5 | UBS has been getting an average of one inquiry a day from small banks looking for a bigger uncle . |
| 6 | NETRHA officers felt vulnerable on the point that the priority groups should have been getting an increased share of the regional budget . |
| 7 | It was ours though , and Mrs Logue 's parlour had been getting a bit rough lately . |
| 8 | So , Mavis at least had been getting a good earful . |
| 9 | I had been getting a lot of this . |
| 10 | Perhaps she 'd heard on the college grapevine that Barney had been getting an undue amount of visits from the police and was rejoicing that the heat was off her beloved Rodney . |
| 11 | ‘ Lately I 've been getting a hankering to play country music again , so I 've got together with a friend and put together a fun band called Modern Farmer . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been getting a lot of flak about fighting in Spain and I did n't want Anne to get any . |
| 13 | yes , yes , she 'll just have an or orange when I came out , she 's been , I 've been getting a few of those , it seems to help a bit |
| 14 | We 've been getting a wee bit of light in now in the mornings , eh ? |
| 15 | WHAT I do know is that people like Havel have been getting a little impatient with those relishing pieces appearing lately in the American press that say , roughly : ‘ Right , you guys over there have had your romantic Ruritanian fun and games with revolution and dancing in the streets . |
| 16 | Marshall Valvestate combos have been getting a thumbs-up from players for some time now , but does a stereo chorus model add anything to their appeal ? |
| 17 | ‘ We have been getting a very positive response , ’ she says . |
| 18 | Schoolchildren have been getting a helping hand with their nature studies — from a world famous expert . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ Oh — I was just wondering , you know , because my skin 's been getting a little dry recently . ’ |
| 20 | then they stop her this tax what she owes them all , well she 's been getting a hundred and forty seven |