Example sentences of "already have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | Britain would now be in the fortunate position of having had , in 1991 , nothing worse than a shallow and short-lived recession , from which a smart recovery would already have been taking place for several quarters , with no balance of payments constraint and little rise in unemployment . |
2 | However , this is a direction in which we would already have been moving for other reasons , and the installation of a digital telephone exchange for the provision of extra lines to our new accommodation will greatly facilitate the process . |
3 | Either Frederick became ill because of their privations , or he may already have been suffering from pneumonia , which was worsened by the hard journey . |
4 | Also , Edmund may already have been suffering from the illness , or possibly wound , of which he was soon to die . |
5 | There are signs that an upturn in consumer spending might already have been appearing ; keeping Mr Major in Downing Street ensures that that recovery is under way . |
6 | London police chiefs are understood , however , already to have been planning an initiative early next year which would lower height requirements . |
7 | The metric system was then built up on the decimal system , which you already have been studying . |