Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [adv] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 2 | IF you have had problems with operations being cancelled or been waiting too long for an operation , please contact the EADT newsdesk on 0473 282387 . |
| 3 | Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party . |
| 4 | Batty , speaking on Leeds clubcall , said yesterday : ‘ The speculation has been going on now for a couple of years . |
| 5 | But at a conference today , chief executives of some of the country 's biggest companies have been hearing how up to a thousand new jobs could be created . |
| 6 | Despite the blockade , Bougainville has been managing quite well as a self-proclaimed independent country . |
| 7 | That is hardly surprising , because since I embarked upon this historical analysis I have been quoting virtually verbatim from a speech made on 16 December 1976 in this House by the now right hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh , Pentlands ( Mr. Rifkind ) , which can be found at columns 1832 and 1833 of the Official Report for that date . |
| 8 | Upon extracting the dealer 's name from the client , he would tear over to the culprit , who had usually been working quite innocently off a duplicate lead card . |