Example sentences of "[pron] have [be] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm 63 and for the past six years I have been taking two tablets each day for myxoedema of the thyroid . |
| 2 | Darwinism destroys the presumption that a separate organism functions primarily to preserve itself ( as do simpler homeostatic systems which do not reproduce ) ; it shows me that even at the biological level my spontaneity only secondarily and partially serves myself , and invites the reflection that behaving consistently to my own advantage became conceivable only with the clarification of my viewpoint in contrast with others , which in turn implies that I have been assuming other viewpoints from the beginning of self-consciousness . |
| 3 | I do not believe they do exist in stillwaters , for I am sure I would have found some evidence of the layer theory during the time I have been catching hundreds of stillwater bream . |
| 4 | If they are lax they are realised as short vowels , if tense as diphthongs ( this category including what I have been calling long vowels ) . |
| 5 | I have been plotting all morning how to get you back again . |
| 6 | The period during which I have been writing this chapter has seen one of the worst staffing levels ever at the women 's flat . |
| 7 | Having just purchased a lovely thoroughbred mare , I have been considering various events I could take up . |
| 8 | I have been considering this . ’ |
| 9 | I have been considering this matter for nearly two years , but my mind moves slowly ; I dislike publicity , and I had hoped that somebody else might lead the way . |
| 10 | But he added : ‘ That said , I must say I am extremely pessimistic about the future of the plant , given all that I have been hearing these last few days . ’ |
| 11 | I have been coaching black kids for more than 20 years . |
| 12 | So that answers all those years that I have been conducting these seminars , it answers my question not in the way I was particularly happy about I have to say , but I mean it did answer my question and then it may be them having you know I mean like sort of things I may not be particularly happy with , but maybe it is good that the papers are reflecting what the community wants . |
| 13 | ‘ I have been drinking all my life , ’ explained Lili . |
| 14 | Firstly , I have been buying this magazine on and off since the first time that Elite ( by Firebird ) was reviewed . |
| 15 | In an effort to make life more interesting for our younger members of staff and our graduate element , I have been inviting past students back to lecture on any aspect of their current work . |
| 16 | Q I have been using extra red Henna on my hair for almost two years while I 've been growing my hair . |
| 17 | I have been using unleaded petrol in my Ninety 2.5 litre . |
| 18 | I might mention that I have been using these movements since the commencement of my business in 1983 , with outstanding performance both as to accuracy and reliability . |
| 19 | Since my wife was diagnosed with the illness , I have been researching alternative cures during which time I have come into contact with the ‘ Association stop au cancer ’ based at 29 Bd Gambetta , 73000 Chambery Cedex , France . |
| 20 | I have been growing small plots for some years , but have not yet solved the problem of threshing . |
| 21 | In this series I have been introducing twentieth-century martyrs to illustrate the points I have been making . |
| 22 | ‘ I have been doing one acquisition a month and I expect we will still do one acquisition a month , ’ Sadler said . |
| 23 | Michael O'Reilly , parish priest of the hosting church , Our Lady of Good Counsel , added , ‘ I have been doing directed retreats for about fifteen years — it was good to have one in the parish which could be shared with our Christian friends from the other churches in Seacroft . |
| 24 | I have been doing this for over ten years . |
| 25 | I have been doing this for the past 15 years . |
| 26 | I say that with some feeling because , in the three years , that I have been doing this job I have not heard so many well-qualified solicitors and barristers , people from the legal community and inquests and from pressure groups say that there are areas of deep concern . |
| 27 | FOLLOWING the article by Warren Bagust on the raw deal David Gower has been given by the England selectors ( WCM Sept ) , I have been doing some research of my own on the relative merits of David Gower and Graham Gooch as batsmen and as captains of England . |
| 28 | I have been doing some work for a national charity recently and the director and one of the key office-bearers can not stand sight or sound of SARAH , which was a trifle awkward when she rang up once or twice ‘ wanting to pop in for a chat at your new office ’ . |
| 29 | I dare n't say about the future but I have been doing some stuff with girls teen magazines . |
| 30 | It is very hard to fight like I have been doing these last few months . |