Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How can you tell what 's been eating into him for all that time ? ’ |
| 2 | Luke was in command and this time instinct told Robyn there would be no withdrawal , no respite from his sexual onslaught , from the tension that had been building between them since the very first moment . |
| 3 | We send in negative data on our peers — those who are competing with us for more powerful positions . |
| 4 | ‘ Let's hope this is the last chapter for them — it has been hanging over them for more than a year — and they can now start to rebuild their lives . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ This has been hanging over us for too long . |
| 6 | The prospect had been hanging over us for so many months that once Father ceased trading , it was as though the weight of worry was lifted . |
| 7 | The woman behind the counter had been gazing at her through strong spectacles and now scratched doubtfully at her moustache with a thumb-nail . |
| 8 | The bank has been experimenting with it for seven years , but , this year , 100 branches will come on stream . |
| 9 | And he 's gon they are overspending by something like one point one million . |
| 10 | Her cousins and servants had been fussing over her since dawn , and the heat in the cathedral was oppressive . |
| 11 | I felt this was a chance for me to put to rest one way or another this thing that had been nagging at me for such a long time . ’ |
| 12 | The four nations have also announced a ban on herring-fishing , claiming that the species is dangerously over-harvested , and are pressing for it to be registered under Appendix I of CITES ( which bans all exploitation ) . |
| 13 | Do n't worry , I 've told the solicitors that are appearing for us on the sixteenth of July that that 's the situation , that the have not joined in all of the partners |
| 14 | Nine others are appearing with him at the commital proceedings . |
| 15 | Nine others are appearing with him at the commital proceedings . |
| 16 | That has brought a great deal of success , because the French Government are now taking the tough measures that we have been pressing on them for 10 years . |
| 17 | erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ? |
| 18 | But that was just a hope he 'd been tossing at me for a couple of years without any interest from me . |
| 19 | A lot of personal things had been happening to me during that year . |
| 20 | When I go past , I wonder what has been happening to her in the intervening years , and that 's very odd . ’ |
| 21 | He remained silent , watching her , and her embarrassment grew until in the end she set her glass down with a bang and in desperation said , ‘ So are you going to tell me what 's been happening to you in the last five years ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I know the civil liberties people will not like it , but to some degree they have got us into this mess and we have been listening to them for too long , ’ said Mr Gallie . |
| 23 | Dougal had not been listening to her for at least a minute . |
| 24 | As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie . |
| 25 | She 'd been listening to him with dawning realisation , an icy sensation freezing her body inch by inch . |
| 26 | I 've been listening to it for a while . |
| 27 | Matt 's been looking through it for us , I 've not had a chance to look at it yet . |
| 28 | Gerrard had been looking at him with a gradually spreading grin on his face , and now he thumped George on the back with great bonhomie and beamed with immense satisfaction . |
| 29 | ‘ I 've been looking at him since the start of the season . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've been looking into something like this for about two years and come up against brick walls constantly , ’ she said . |