Example sentences of "have be [v-ing] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 230 ton barge has been encountering a few problems on its journey up the River Wye . |
| 2 | ‘ Some of the people who have been having a go at Steve are n't fit to tie his shoelaces , ’ retorts Foster , who has been imparting a few words of wisdom to Cram as a former miler-turned-European 5,000m champion himself . |
| 3 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 4 | The grandparent could have been living a few houses away . |
| 5 | Susan had been taking a few items of clothing from a chest of drawers to a suitcase open on the bed . |
| 6 | When he got back to London , he could perhaps pretend that he had been spending a few weeks in Hawthornden Castle on one of their writers ' scholarships . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been hearing a few things about this boy that s come to live at Beech Place . |
| 8 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been making a few plans , Mr Calder ! ’ |
| 9 | Actually I 've been doing a few things this year when no one has recognised me and nobody knew . |
| 10 | Hmm well you 've been giving a few answers yourself over the last few weeks . |
| 11 | When you 've been having a few beers , and clowning around having a bit of a larf , and then you go onstage and sing earnest , sensitive songs full of emotion and heartbreak and loneliness , do you ever feel like fakes ? |
| 12 | I have been preaching a few times and invitations are coming in , so it is good experience for me . |
| 13 | Corden added : ‘ Tuesday 's result was very disappointing but we have been carrying a few injuries . |