Example sentences of "have [be] [v-ing] [adj] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the vestry and in his bungalow , under the pretext of extra rehearsal , he has been fondling these big brown girls and offering them cigarettes and money for sex . |
| 2 | THE Bill Wells Octet has been exploring some unusual stylistic directions in the context of the Scottish jazz scene , but this appearance did not live up to expectations . |
| 3 | The party has been using some bright capitalist techniques to get itself in election-fighting mettle . |
| 4 | He has been studying this rare British plant since WWF funded his first project three years ago . |
| 5 | Yeah , well even Laura like she eats salad at school like you know , but erm , she 's got erm , what did we have the other night cos we 'd been eating semi semi Mediterranean food this week |
| 6 | Four of them had been taking non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) for a mean period of 10 ( range one to 18 ) months for arthritis and remarkably one of these had DU in spite of having pentagastrin fast achlorhydria due to pernicious anaemia . |
| 7 | William IV died shortly afterwards and it has been written that , a search being instituted , it was found that that bluff and breezy monarch had been using this unique ancient artifact as a shaving mug ! |
| 8 | She had been fighting this insidious physical attraction , trying to deny its existence ever since they 'd met . |
| 9 | Since we 've been thinking these past few weeks about what Christians believe , the first text would be in the er skeleton outline that we 've been taking in the Apostles ' creed , which says I believe in the Holy Ghost . |
| 10 | I 've been seeing these funny yellow ones ! |
| 11 | ‘ It … it 's just that life is so bloody and I 've been carrying this dreadful emotional weight around with me since Seville and I want rid of it . ’ |