Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [v-ing] out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sorry for Jennifer but they had only been going out for a month or so , and not terribly seriously . |
| 2 | With Keith , I fell head over heels in love with him from the first time we met , and I 'd only been going out with him two weeks and he asked me to get engaged . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | So , when I have n't been gazing out of the window , phoning every friend I ever had , dashing up the street in an urgent quest for … er … something or other I 'm desperate for or singing along to Melody Radio at the top of my thorax — I 've been noticing things . |
| 5 | If she had n't been looking out for the signpost , she could easily have driven past without even realising it was there . |
| 6 | Now angry frustration replaced satisfaction , and she experienced a little spurt of apprehension amid the bleak realisation that he had n't been speaking out of generosity after all . |
| 7 | This must be the first year when new rock boot models have n't been coming out of everyone 's ears . |