Example sentences of "[vb base] he [verb] [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 2 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 3 | I know he 's been doing to this man as he 's gone past so Harry sitting there the not saying you know . |
| 4 | I spose he has been fading towards the end of matches , but then again — who has nt ? |
| 5 | But when I put the phone down I find he has been standing in the doorway . |
| 6 | ‘ I bet he 's been dying for an audience , ’ Dalziel said to Pascoe . |
| 7 | She 's very lovely and I 'm sure she kisses like a veteran , but if you mean he 's been sleeping with her , no ! |
| 8 | I said in that case we will make you a concert in mid January and I think he said are coming with them . |
| 9 | I think he had been listening to some people in the dale who had missed out on the shoot and the money that went with it , and were critical , or pretended to be critical , of people who worked for Sir Emmanuel and the other toffs — maybe a bit left wing , although Stanley was n't a person who took any interest in politics . |
| 10 | I think he 's been drinking in the pub cos I can smell it on his breath . |