Example sentences of "they [verb] been [v-ing] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd been planning their own form of ’ entertainment ’ using dangerous weapons like these . |
| 2 | It 's a legal document … but they 've been telling me that all along . |
| 3 | From early this morning they 've been celebrating their seventh birthdays with cards , sweets and of course plenty of presents . |
| 4 | And they 've been doing it eighteen months longer than us . |
| 5 | They 've been paying me thirty nine pound sixty have n't they ? |
| 6 | They 've been driving me mad ever since I moved in , but as soon as I come out with a gun they all disappear . |
| 7 | They seemed surprised and told him that they had been burning their rubber boots . |
| 8 | So far they had been doing nothing more than ‘ just walking the dog , Guv ’ . |
| 9 | They had been having their usual discussion about food . |
| 10 | Helped by local artist Sian Parry , they have been using their artistic talents to brighten hoardings around the site of Llandudno 's £4m arts , leisure and convention centre complex , with paintings inspired by the sea , fairy tales and the story of Alice in Wonderland . |
| 11 | They have been using their artistic talents to brighten up hoardings around the site of the resort 's new £4m arts , leisure and convention centre complex . |
| 12 | Perhaps they have been finding our simulated version of you know , to be there early , and to be there late , and sometimes be there Saturday and Sunday as well . |