Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [v-ing] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been doing a bit of photojournalism and had always wanted to see and photograph the world . |
| 2 | I 'd been doing a bit of photojournalism and had always wanted to see and photograph the world . |
| 3 | I 'd been having a bit of a go about putting your hand up but every time he put his hand up I 'm bending over somebody or I 'm in a different part of the room . |
| 4 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been doing a bit of reading , ’ ventures Naomi . |
| 6 | I 've been putting a bit more glue on it . |
| 7 | But er she said she 'd been feeling a bit rough recently . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've been struggling a bit at Everton , especially at home , but we hope that will set us up for the rest of the season . ’ |
| 9 | Moderator I , one two eight six , I wondered whether a word from south of the border might be in order because in recent years in the Church of England we 've been busy discussing the theological foundations and the practical discipline in respect of several matters which fall under the general heading of Christian initiation and indeed we have been experimenting a bit here and there . |
| 10 | ‘ No , but now you come to mention it , he has been coughing a bit . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It has been happening a bit , ’ said John soothingly . |
| 12 | If it had been spinning a bit more , it would of kept on . |
| 13 | ‘ He had been acting a bit strangely recently . ’ |
| 14 | He had been feeling a bit better for the last few days : He had repaired the fence between the Britches and Ron Paget 's yard , filled two black plastic sacks with rubbish and had embarked on a vigorous assault upon dead and decaying trees . |