Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [v-ing] after " in BNC.
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| 1 | He now has two gardeners working full time : Dennis , a grand old boy who has scarcely been out of Gloucestershire in his life — and has been looking after foxhounds for the Duke of Beaufort for most of it ; and Trevor Jacobs , a younger and professionally qualified horticulturist . |
| 2 | ‘ The sergeant has been looking after us very beautifully though . |
| 3 | The reason the peseta has not blown before now may be because the Bank of Spain has been looking after its currency in a novel way . |
| 4 | Joe , who was an outstanding goalkeeper in the Irish League and had a spell of management with Ards , has been looking after Ireland 's senior badminton players since the 1978 European championships in Preston and over the years he has had an excellent working relationship with the players , motivating them and looking after their fitness . |
| 5 | has been looking after her younger brothers and sisters since they were made wards of court when their parents were sent back to India . |
| 6 | has been looking after her younger brothers and sisters since they were made wards of court when their parents were sent back to India . |
| 7 | ‘ My dear , your real mother has been looking after you for the past twenty years , ’ said Miss Rose sharply . |
| 8 | GEORGE Blackett , who has been looking after the safety of council workers and buildings in Middlesbrough since 1974 , is retiring through ill health . |
| 9 | George Blackett , who has been looking after the safety of council workers and buildings in Middlesbrough since 1974 , is retiring through ill health . |
| 10 | He has been looking after it since Tuesday morning . |
| 11 | has been looking after her younger brothers and sisters since they were made wards of court when their parents were sent back to India . |
| 12 | For three and a half years the Beeson Ward at Oxford 's Radcliffe Infirmary has been looking after elderly people — those who need specialist care after major surgery . |
| 13 | St. Jennifer , Big Sister , Robin Hood of the workers — Who 's been looking after Mummy , d' you imagine ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ She 's been looking after Angharad , ’ said Beuno . |
| 15 | Yeah well he 's been looking after her for , for years ai n't he ? |
| 16 | ‘ Now you 've done it , ’ accused Linda , ‘ you 've woke up a poor young woman Sergeant Joe 's been lookin' after . ’ |