Example sentences of "and we have been [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We knew it was n't us and we 'd been wondering who it was . |
| 2 | It 's an , a small number of , of viruses which constantly shift , and the WHO organisation which monitors flu viruses around the world , is responsible for seeing that the vaccine is made from strains that are in circulation currently , and , and we 've been getting it right for the last ten years , so I , I think there 'll be no problem this year . |
| 3 | " Three men attacked Joe — and we 've been racking our brains trying to figure out a motive . |
| 4 | So what we 've been doing is we 've been taking words and we 've been changing their appearance . |
| 5 | He said , ‘ No , I have statements , I have witnesses and we 've been surveying you for the last four months . ’ |
| 6 | So we have established a measure which we call OTIF — on time , in full — and we 've been measuring our performance in this area for the past two years . |
| 7 | Our French Canadian friends have been very good company for us ( actually , the woman , Dorothy , is Scottish by birth and upbringing ) , and we have been improving our French at the breakfast table , so even if ( as I fear ) we shall come home unable to speak more than ‘ hullo ’ ‘ goodbye ’ and ‘ thank you ’ in Chinese , at least our French will be a bit better . |
| 8 | And we have been doing it all our lives . |