Example sentences of "[vb past] been [v-ing] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instantly , three athletic-looking youths sprang from a doorway where they 'd been idling just a short distance along the road . |
| 2 | The party had been roping down a hanging glacier . |
| 3 | There were beds available for those with particular problems , such as those who had been injecting over a long period . |
| 4 | Till now , Ken Livingstone had been putting up a good show , joking about John Smith serving as his deputy and arguing for defence cuts to pay for benefits rather than tax increases . |
| 5 | The Daughters of the American Revolution had been racking up a heavy rep in the past few months . |