Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] out [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February , the greysuited banker paid Shell ‘ several millions ’ for the object of his affections : Price 's Patent Candle Company , Britain 's oldest candle manufacturer , which has been knocking out candles at its Victorian factory in Wandsworth , south London , since 1831 . |
| 2 | Oswald had been handing out leaflets in New Orleans saying Fair Play For The Cuba Committee . ’ |
| 3 | For over a year she had been cutting out coupons from magazines and sending off for make-up samples that she had kept hidden in a small suitcase in the boathouse ; since her grandmother 's death she had brought them indoors and experimented openly , primping all day long , leaving streaks of grease everywhere , on the table cloth , on the bathroom shelves . |
| 4 | ‘ We have been bashing out plans for care management and for better discharge procedures , and on paper we can offer community care very well , ’ said Jim Walker , acting director of Bassetlaw trust 's mental health services . |
| 5 | This weekend 's meeting is the latest in a series of conferences over the past two weeks during which ministers , their advisers , vice-chancellors , polytechnic directors and senior officials have been thrashing out strategies for expanding the higher education system . |