Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [adv] on [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ex-rugger international has , for reasons best known to himself , tired of rambling on about the oval ball game ; as a consequence he has taken to bespattering the media with stories about his allegedly ‘ sexy ’ life and times in terms which strive risibly to emulate the writings of the greatest rock journalist in the world — just like practically everyone else in the media has been muscling in on my territory in recent times . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been brushing up on my Italian , ’ Molly 's father went on , ‘ with the aid of an extremely sexy-sounding signorina I got on a tape from the Fulham Public Library . |
| 3 | He looked as if he 'd been Lying there on his stomach for quite a while . |
| 4 | While much of the European attention in the Masters has centred on Nick Faldo , Seve Ballesteros and Jose-Maria Olazabal , who is keeping very much to himself , Bernhard Langer has been going quietly on his way . |
| 5 | As I followed her up the pathway , every inch of her breathed that she was being a good girl , and as the driver settled her in the front seat beside him she gave him a happy smile ; almost , one felt — seeing the hat-boxes and cases piled up behind them — they might have been starting out on their honeymoon . |
| 6 | Steve and his dad Bob have been working overtime on their car … they 've built it themselves … |
| 7 | She resisted adding that she had been working overtime on his designs . |
| 8 | Fletcher said : ‘ Our batting department has let us down in both Tests , although everyone has been working hard on their game and how to combat their spinners on turning pitches . |
| 9 | ‘ Now I have been working hard on my fitness and my ankle has improved . ’ |