Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [noun] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that a woman , Margaret Thatcher , smashed the biggest glass ceiling of all in 1979 and that women have been storming into business and Government with ever more determination and success than before , should point the way for the hospitality industry . |
| 2 | — If he got the answers he expected , that Rhoda had kept William Egan 's money in some hiding place and that Roxie had been looking after her brother 's moneybags , and that all three women had been spending what they were supposed to be hoarding , then he knew what was causing the atmosphere he had picked up at Roxie 's house . |
| 3 | And because Odette had been crying , Liam had been crying too . |
| 4 | But if Berowne had been seeking a moment for further confidences it had disappeared . |
| 5 | But if Berowne had been writing and had blotted the paper at the desk , where was it now ? |
| 6 | Community care has disappointed not just because social work — or other professional time — has been at a premium , but because services have been lacking . |