Example sentences of "[noun sg] have be [v-ing] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the pub had been emptying of its customers , and Fritz had been covering down behind the counter , Mrs Nora had grabbed a broom and , holding it in both hands like a bat , had waited until the Turk had turned to face her — and then cracked him across the forehead . |
| 2 | Mama 's been talking of sugar beet . ’ |
| 3 | An RAF crew have been telling of the dangers they faced from stray mortar fire and bullets , as they delivered aid to the beleagured city of Sarajevo . |
| 4 | So it was obvious that my father had been thinking of this long before . |
| 5 | A paperboy has been telling of his ordeal at the hands of a gunman . |
| 6 | Unbeaten all year and even expected to win by his rivals , the 26-year-old had looked odds-on to win the senior world title which British athletics had been expecting of him since he won the junior crown in 1986 . |
| 7 | A man charged with the manslaughter of twin sisters in a barn fire has been speaking of his ’ sheer panic ’ when the fire broke out . |
| 8 | Leith mentally shook herself to join in the conversation , realising that her mother had been speaking of the wonderful opportunities there were for world-wide travelling these days . |