Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [adv prt] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Course I di I did n't get to know much else but it was obvious you see , she 'd been going out with a young man , her husband was in the Forces and er she 'd tried to get rid of it . |
| 2 | When she was nineteen she had been going out with a steady boyfriend for three years , and they had decided to get married . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been going out with the same person for five years , ’ he reveals . |
| 4 | Tonight she would far rather have been getting on with a hundred and one other things , but conscience had dictated that she must get the books finished first . |
| 5 | " Tilda , have you been tinkering about with the musical box ? " |
| 6 | It seemed eminently believable that you , or possibly your family , had been annoyed , devastated — whatever — on finding out that your grandfather had been playing around with a young Irish girl , and had sent you over to demand an explanation , exact retribution … ’ |
| 7 | and er I thought er , I 've been playing about with the old ear for a song for a long time , but I ai n't worked the cords out |