Example sentences of "[art] man have be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man had been writing in a book , he 'd taken the number of the car with an official air and Cormack had wondered why for a moment , then forgotten . |
| 2 | A later post mortem showed the man had been drinking and died of hypothermia during the night when temperatures dropped to — 2 . |
| 3 | It was hard luck on Steinmark , that went without saying , but if the man had been lurking in disreputable quarters and lurching home drunk , it was his own fault . |
| 4 | A spokeswoman said the man had been making door to door calls , asking for donations . |
| 5 | The merchant 's long face was even more mournful and the friar was sure the man had been crying . |
| 6 | Erm and we 're talking about half a thousandth of an inch , and for that you know , the man , but when I investigated the case , the man had been working on these things for about three or four weeks . |
| 7 | Especially when , whatever other circumstances may hold good , the man has been exerting himself to make an impression on the lady in question . |
| 8 | Club secretary John Ritchie , who is also the Northern League 's registration secretary said : ‘ We 're sorry to be losing Vic , but the man has been doing the job since December and not received a penny . |
| 9 | At the other extreme of the street , Mr Patel was able to confirm that a man had been working the previous day , and that morning , on the Ford Capri that was still there , still with the bonnet raised , still with a plastic bag on the battery . |
| 10 | A man had been walking over the ground outside . |
| 11 | A man has been telling a court how he tried to save the life of his brother . |