Example sentences of "they have been [v-ing] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were rumours they 'd been having an affair while he was actually teaching her , when she would have been fifteen ; there were rumours the girl was pregnant . |
| 2 | ‘ The man , who was known to the police , was one of the knockers they 'd been keeping an eye on . |
| 3 | At this school in Oxford they 've been running an arts week , helping the children to write their own play and make the scenery . |
| 4 | Suppose they had been having an affair , and she 'd dropped him ? ’ |
| 5 | She subsequently discovered that they had been having an affair for several months . |