Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have [adv] been doing " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some reason , although she had not been doing the cooking , this made Lydia feel like Lucretia Borgia . |
| 2 | This is no mean task , especially if they have not been doing any recruitment for the past few months . |
| 3 | SCO 's development partner DEC will have to soldier on alone , if it has not been doing just that for some time ( UX No 364 ) , if it intends to put OSF/1-for-ACE on its MIPS R4000 machines . |
| 4 | But if , if he had n't been doing that |
| 5 | mm , that was typical mind you I think he needed this win to boost his confidence cos he 's not been doing at all well has he lately ? |
| 6 | Which is odd , since he has n't been doing any work for me . ’ |
| 7 | She sent him a memo — the usual form of royal communication — but he replied negatively , arguing that it was n't possible as she had only been doing the job for a short time . |
| 8 | Many companies in the Heavy Electrical Equipment conspiracy did not dismiss ‘ guilty executives ’ ( for they had merely been doing their job ) but even those who did , did not do so with the intention of ruining them . |
| 9 | He had sprung to his feet and thrown out his arms and cried , for he had just been doing Archimedes ' Principle at school , " Eureka ! " |