Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] been [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Lewis had been learning more than he knew before about humility , Williams had been learning more than he knew before about medieval literature . |
| 2 | The bruise was a dull , greenish sickle of shadow just under the cheek-bone and then a comma of purple on the side of the nose , as if Culley had been wearing ill-fitting glasses . |
| 3 | Because Britain had been producing nuclear power longer than most other countries , this was a particularly acute problem . |
| 4 | Genetic Engineering : This is a first attempt to legislate in this area , currently dealt with by voluntary codes of practice , because science has been moving quicker than the law makers . |
| 5 | That hateful inspector had dragged her away , even though Ma had been weeping enough to fill a kettle . |