Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [been] [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you know why part of the flame goes green ? ’ asks Tony , who has been hovering nearby . |
| 2 | The result will be disappointing , not only for you but also for the bride who has been looking forward to keeping her flowers for ever . |
| 3 | The outstanding performers were Scott Loftus , of Old Loughts , who scored four , and Old Felstedians Chris Maitland and Paul Surridge , who has been holding down a place with National League First Division outfit Canterbury since leaving school . |
| 4 | The recession has clearly presented good buying opportunities to Prospect Industries though Philip Wilbraham denies he is a vulture purchaser who has been picking up bargains on the cheap . |
| 5 | One exception has been Dean Hodgson , a neat and conscientious opener who has been picking up where he left off the season before last . |
| 6 | A person who has been thinking intensely , for example , even for a very short time will leave these thoughts in the vapour . |
| 7 | A person who has a migraine or who has been spinning round and round , may feel as if he is reeling over , although there is no movement to be seen by people watching him . |
| 8 | ‘ This is a girl who has been crying out for help , ’ one aide said . |
| 9 | It appears significant that this unraced filly — who has been working well — is the sole survivor of five John Gosden entries in the fillies ' classic and none of her rivals has a similar entry . |
| 10 | Day-Lewis and Stowe fall madly in love which severely irks Waddington who has been proposing non-stop to the woman since the movie began . |
| 11 | Yesterday The Northern was contacted by an ET trainee living in Darlington who has been carrying out his own survey of trainees ' attitudes . |
| 12 | Crabby Bill , who has been running well in all-weather hurdle races at Lingfield Park — winning twice — made a satisfactory Flat comeback at Kempton Park . |
| 13 | However , it may pay to take a chance with SESAME ( nap 2.35 ) , who has been running creditably in top class events and could oblige at attractive odds . |
| 14 | DARLINGTON discovery Andrew Pyrah , who has been running seriously for only 18 months , won the Man of the Match award in the Woolworth Young Athletes match at Middlesbrough yesterday . |
| 15 | Centre-half Ian Marshall , who has been playing up front since the start of last month , is out for three weeks after breaking a finger and Neil McDonald is likely to miss the Middlesbrough game with hamstring trouble . |
| 16 | There was one occasion when the addled eggs came in handy for pelting a kid on a motorbike who 'd been riding up and down outside our house all evening and making a terrible noise . |
| 17 | Oh , ’ she pushed Nathan forward , who 'd been hanging sullenly back , making it apparent he thought this visit nowhere near as entertaining as prowling Arcady with the others . |
| 18 | I 'm glad you do n't try to be what you are n't , ’ he said gravely , beckoning the waiter who 'd been leaning wearily against the door-jamb . |
| 19 | When we left the headman 's house we were joined by a group of young boys who 'd been waiting outside with their dogs , and by other men from houses that we passed along the way . |
| 20 | But the red bitch , who 'd been standing nearby , had sensed the aggression and , all of a sudden , crouching low to the ground and snarling , she lunged towards him . |
| 21 | He had the look of a man who 'd been pacing about restlessly , his tie loose about his throat , his shirt collar undone . |
| 22 | Also there were the people who 'd been coming in to the shop when it was still Let It Rock . |
| 23 | Would it not help if the board gave a written assurance to the people who 've been complaining here that they will meet them on any occasion to discuss the problem in writing please because from Brenda it appears that it just does not happen . |
| 24 | They 've gone , all those people who 've been marching around inside my head : Mum , Dad , teachers , infuriating old Brian — even Cal who 's everyone 's friend when I 'm nobody 's friend but she 's special to me … |
| 25 | Yeah , so that means that people who 've been living here before has has been ripping catalogues off and things like that . |
| 26 | Mrs Probyn 's husband has told police that the pair , who 've been living apart for several months , had a row . |
| 27 | Those people who 've been holding off buying anything just in case prices drop still further could now find they 've missed the boat . |
| 28 | ‘ We 're picking clients up left , right and centre from all sorts of people who 've been charging pretty fancy fees and really failing to do any better than we do , ’ says Michael Read , head of the private client department . |
| 29 | The band , who 've been gigging only sporadically , will play at least one London show before the end of November . |
| 30 | The band , who 've been gigging only sporadically , will play at least one London show before the end of November . |