Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If she had searched his bedroom earlier , she thought ruefully , she would not have been shivering on the pavement in a black pullover and jeans at two o'clock in the morning , carrying a large screwdriver . |
2 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |
3 | ‘ From the position of the body I think he could have been sitting on the edge of the bed . |
4 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
5 | He must have been working on the paper about the same time as he was writing the papers of Totem and Taboo , or just afterwards . |
6 | Had the operator of the giant video screen been allowed to go on merrily replaying the more explosive moments , there could have been rioting on the terraces , where already the stewards had their work cut out . |
7 | ‘ The assassin must have been lying on the ground or Father standing on some steps ? |