Example sentences of "[subord] it have been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , towards the end of January , people noticed that at least one boar was coming right up to the village in its nighttime foraging : there were tracks in the snow and patches of scratched earth where it had been digging for roots . |
| 2 | Coupled with this , however , we have to remember the huge concentration of such sediment in deltas such as that of the Mississippi , where it has been accumulating at a fantastic rate ( perhaps 10 000 feet in the same period of time ) . |
| 3 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 4 | If it had been pouring with rain the walk would have been cancelled , and that would have been more in keeping with Lucy 's mood , which was one of deep depression . |
| 5 | if it 's been standing on the floor though , only the top leaves would , I do n't know what to do about having it there though , that 's right above the radiator , it 'll dry it out that 's , that 's why I said |
| 6 | Cos it had been playing on her mind for weeks . |
| 7 | because it 's been going on a long time . |
| 8 | The clients expect and understand that quite well now , because it 's been happening for about two or three years . |
| 9 | Now when it 's been travelling for three hours it goes through Manchester . |
| 10 | Okay and when it 's been travelling for five hours it goes through erm what 's another station up there ? let's say Carlisle something like that . |
| 11 | And when it 's been travelling for seven hours it gets into Glasgow . |
| 12 | The latter manifests itself as smooth , waxy blobs on fins and skin , making the fish look as though it had been swimming under a dripping candle . |
| 13 | Theodora replaced the mouthpiece and the telephone shrilled again as though it had been waiting for her to release its ring . |
| 14 | The high velvet shoulder of his doublet smelt musty as though it had been lying in a trunk for centuries . |
| 15 | Luckily the washing machine coped as adequately with Ruth 's clothes as it had been doing for the past six years . |
| 16 | He argued that Dorset should continue to record unmet need as it had been doing in a pilot project , although the decision is so politically sensitive that it has to be given clearance by the politicians at their June committee meeting . |