Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [prep] some [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The AEEU Scottish organiser , Harry McLevy , said he thought both sides had been inching towards some sort of agreement . |
| 2 | The City and the Confederation of British Industry had been looking for some indication of earlier participation in the exchange rate mechanism of the EMS . |
| 3 | Both countries had been speaking for some time of their desire to improve relations , without making much progress . |
| 4 | She had brushed aside the congratulations of her gynaecologist when he said , ‘ Most women would have been screaming for some kind of relief long before now . ’ |
| 5 | The junk-bond industry has been indulging in some quasi-securitisation of its own . |