Example sentences of "we have been [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've been getting a wee bit of light in now in the mornings , eh ? |
| 2 | For over a year now we 've been running a major initiative which is a systematic review of all our Sainsburys brand packaging to see where we can minimise the use of materials , but still allow the packaging to do the job of protecting the product and preserving it . |
| 3 | , so we 've been doing a few need a good wash |
| 4 | We have been lacking a wee bit of professionalism recently . |
| 5 | But can I just make the point that we have been investing a great deal in British Rail , and the idea that er all over the piece we 're talking about non-modernized railways simply not true . |
| 6 | We know we have been reading a novel but nevertheless we can believe that what the author has told us is true . |
| 7 | In the above discussion we have been considering a word-oriented computer where each instruction occupies one word . |
| 8 | Corden added : ‘ Tuesday 's result was very disappointing but we have been carrying a few injuries . |
| 9 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |
| 10 | So far we have been presupposing a single agent responding to a present situation and trying to guide his spontaneity by reason . |
| 11 | Says 24-year-old Alex : ‘ We have been having a great time in Blackpool and are all so excited about coming to Liverpool . |