Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [been] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her broken optic shifted painfully , and she realized she had been seeing out of her empty left eyesocket . |
| 2 | Six months before her overdose Liz terminated the relationship with her boyfriend of two years ' standing after she discovered he had been going out with another girl . |
| 3 | It was a decision that she knew she had been putting off for far too long . |
| 4 | I thought we 'd been getting on pretty well but as Father 's Day approached , Joe made it clear that I could n't hope to be any more than just second best |
| 5 | ‘ And I thought we 'd been getting on pretty well together . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My knee feels all right when I am running , bit it has been swelling up slightly afterwards . |
| 7 | She did n't have to ask if Christine knew what had been going on here . |
| 8 | come home from work she said I 've been looking round in Boots and that for you , she said er I 've decided , she said I was gon na get you a gift voucher . |
| 9 | they said they had been bringing in one of their nets , which had seemed very heavy . |
| 10 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 11 | I asked him what he 'd been doing out East and he said he 'd been starting up a chain of these shops in Japan . ’ |
| 12 | One thing Mam said suggested it had been going on for some time … |
| 13 | I explained what had been going on . |