Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [been] [v-ing] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When she had finished , her whole body throbbed , ached , was raw , as if she had been cutting up small pieces of herself .
2 He said : ‘ I can confirm we have been carrying out certain inquiries , including the forensic re-examination of material . ’
3 ‘ But if you look at their records they have been knocking over leading Test match sides in this way for years .
4 Since February he has been snapping up American commercial property .
5 But it was more than a shock when Julian admitted to Peter that he had been running up huge debts with their bank .
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