Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The tension which had been building up since 7am when the 400 demonstrators began gathering , boiled over as the buses arrived two hours late . |
| 32 | In fact , such series have been building up around us gradually , until they have now become a major part of the market . |
| 33 | For Alfred Watkins , it was not a sudden flash of inspiration from the beyond but something which had been building up within the deeper levels of his being throughout a lifetime of contact with his native countryside . |
| 34 | Pressures for change had been building up within the legislature for some time and these were to be given added impetus by the events surrounding the resignation of President Nixon . |
| 35 | that he finally gave way to the tears that had been building up inside him since Michael 's visit . |
| 36 | ‘ The thing is , it 's been building up inside me for weeks . |
| 37 | It means the loss of hopes and plans which have been building up in the parents during the months of pregnancy . |
| 38 | However , although it is the ideal course of action for John — allowing him to take advantage of some of the excellent schemes around at the moment as well as releasing cash that has been building up in his home over the years — he should look out for excessive costs that a remortgage can incur . |
| 39 | The pressure — it 's been building up like a head of steam … ’ |
| 40 | Cos they 've been building up like that and they 're bound to fall down . |
| 41 | The discontent with de Gaulle 's policies , which had been building steadily since 1958 , suddenly burst into the open . |
| 42 | I ca n't believe it , I 've been slagging off for the three weeks this is crap , this is really naff . |
| 43 | The group members have not been idle during their enforced stay from Glenburrell Bridge as we have been helping out on the Society 's stall at local shows as well as building Thomas , The Tank Engine and , having purchased the show stand that we used to borrow , we are now adapting this stand for our own use at shows . |
| 44 | A Mirror Group Newspapers spokesman adds : ‘ Since Mr Maxwell died , Helen Liddell has been helping out with the group . |
| 45 | Have you been helping out like ? |
| 46 | Throughout the whole sequence , from the first musings to the final decision , he has been reacting spontaneously to what step by step he has been learning . |
| 47 | A few major labels have been sniffing around on the strength of ‘ Rockin' The Forest ’ . |
| 48 | It had been raining heavily since dawn , water sluicing the gutters of the courtyard , creating rainbows of the patches of oil on the tarmac of the consultants ' car park . |
| 49 | It 's Mackeson Gold Cup Day , it 's been raining heavily at Cheltenham , there 's a non-runner in the big race details coming up . |
| 50 | Less robust , but far more weighty , messages of similar import from Conservative back-benchers have been raining down on the heads of Norman Lamont and John Major since Tuesday 's announcement that VAT will be imposed on domestic gas , electricity and coal . |
| 51 | The shift , if that 's what it is , mirrors the way shipments have been shaping up during the three months since they started . |
| 52 | All right , I 'm , I 'm never speaking to you again because ever since you dumped him he 's been hanging around with us and he 's pissing me off ! |
| 53 | Well it maybe , you see I 've had this , this has been hanging around for a month |
| 54 | And Miss Haines , as Clara suddenly realized , with a curious tremor of conviction , had actually been hanging around in the corridor waiting for her to emerge . |
| 55 | Before his last throw of the dice he had been hanging on at Etten in hopes of a visit from Mauve , who had half promised to come and initiate him into ‘ the mysteries of the palette ’ . |
| 56 | In their defence the party leadership could argue that they had been hampered by the lack of a parliamentary majority ; the choice had been hanging on by the skin of one 's teeth or of giving up and holding an election in the face of adverse opinion polls . |
| 57 | This has been hanging about for a long , long time while I 've been on this and these people and they 're very special people I 've got this sword of hanging over my head . |
| 58 | I did n't realize , in fact , oh yeah , let's talk about all the men that Claire 's been hanging out with . |
| 59 | Police said : ‘ He appears to have been hanging out of the window as a prank . |
| 60 | Several of the planks , including those that had given way under Harry 's weight , had without that beam 's support simply been hanging out in space , resting like a seesaw over the previous beam but otherwise supported only by the tight fit of each plank against the next . |