Example sentences of "he has been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , as he has been living out of a suitcase now for 20 years , he can be forgiven for feeling battle weary . |
| 2 | Apparently not , for he has been thinking hard for months and his decision is now solid . |
| 3 | Throughout the whole sequence , from the first musings to the final decision , he has been reacting spontaneously to what step by step he has been learning . |
| 4 | ‘ He has been jumping around with all the other children in the ward . ’ |
| 5 | How is he to measure it against ‘ Look before you leap ’ , ‘ Care for your parents ’ , and such other imperatives as he has been picking up on the way ? |
| 6 | I WOULD like to say how much I have enjoyed listening to former Labour leader Neil Kinnock , right , while he has been standing in for Jimmy Young on Radio 2 . |
| 7 | Now at 16 Steven has a steady girlfriend of 15 , who he has been going out with for several months . |
| 8 | Human Touch is the album he has been working on for several years and Lucky Town a set of songs he quickly wrote and recorded at home recently , and though the tone of the two records does n't differ that much , the second set of songs are far better . |
| 9 | He looks wonderful ; prison has fattened him and his cheeks are pink and shiny , as though he has been working out of doors . |
| 10 | ‘ He has been crying out for support for ages , and I am sure that this new opportunity is just what he is looking for . ’ |