Example sentences of "have [adv] been [v-ing] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jerry refuses with zest ; he has obviously been springing to his own defence for many a long year . |
| 2 | The right hon. Gentleman has not been listening to his hon. Friends . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've just been speaking to my sister . |
| 4 | Oh I 've just been listening to your conversation with Dennis and Iris . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've just been talking to your aunt on the phone . |
| 6 | Erm I I 've just been talking to me husband about it . |
| 7 | As many progressive ( but in reality reactionary ) politicians have recently been finding to their cost , greater freedom of opportunity , so far from furthering equality , has only stimulated emulation and the appetite for symbols of success . |