Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [noun] [vb past] [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just as Joe had been telling her all her life . |
| 2 | Clearly we do not believe that since cc occurred , e would still have as it did , even if k had been missing . |
| 3 | He should be used to them by now because they had become a frequent occurrence during the past few months , particularly since Martin had been bringing Miss Crosbie to the house . |
| 4 | That hateful inspector had dragged her away , even though Ma had been weeping enough to fill a kettle . |
| 5 | And almost immediately Stratton had been talking freely … |
| 6 | Lukic looked a lot better by the end of the night , plucking out a few high balls as happily as Seaman had been doing for Arse all night . |