Example sentences of "have been crying [det] " in BNC.

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1 Violet — her hot tears tumbled ; she had been crying all the while , since she had first seen the razor and — felt like kissing her .
2 She did not go into details : that she found herself so physically revolted by the process that she had begun to retch , nor despite being warned that all new mothers had a fit of the blues after giving birth , she had been crying most of that day .
3 ‘ She 's been crying all the time .
4 Monica , the nursery nurse , told me : They all know what it 's like to come in and say , " I hate that child , it 's been crying all night " ; whereas they feel reluctant to say that to other people because people are looking at them and their age .
5 She 's been crying all night really .
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