Example sentences of "have [adv] [adv] [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | Erm , something came up yesterday i in the catering unit found out that erm a first-aider in area , area had n't actually been reporting all minor accidents , erm , and I think she felt perhaps they were a bit too minor to report . |
| 32 | She had n't really been listening to the talk last night , but there had been — what ? |
| 33 | Caswell had n't only been doing some thinking , he 'd been looking up maps and timetables . |
| 34 | Perhaps Narouz had even then been playing a game with him . |
| 35 | But to the extent that rationality continues to prevail , we have long since been submitting all codes to ‘ Be aware ’ , without noticing that this imperative is creative of values as well as destructive . |
| 36 | It is time to look more closely at the imperative for which we have so far been getting along on a rough formulation , ‘ Face facts ’ . |
| 37 | We have so far been considering the extent to which the intentional ingredient in natural language distinguishes it from other systems of animal communication . |
| 38 | We have so far been making the simplifying assumption that it is clear , in all cases , what the original text consists of . |
| 39 | Although I have so far been concentrating on Thomist interpretations of existence , there have been equally profound examinations in Buddhist and Moslem tradition , and in the modern day by existentialist writers , some of whom are religious and some of whom are not . |
| 40 | There are no easy answers but If you have not already been applying all the techniques listed in this book when applying for jobs you should find that a methodical approach is more productive than previous haphazard applications . |
| 41 | ‘ We have not particularly been trying to sell export . |
| 42 | Past attempts to stop the tearaways have failed because in many cases they have not actually been breaking speed limits . |
| 43 | But will they tidy up the roads where they have not actually been working , and where their vehicles have caused ‘ disruption ’ ? |
| 44 | So England have not always been sporting failures just for a short while . |
| 45 | Moreover , these capital transactions have not always been stabilizing in the manner assumed by some proponents of floating exchange rates . |
| 46 | In these circumstances I think that Darwin can rest quietly in his grave , that is to say of the acidulous palaeontologists have n't already been trying to dig him up to prove something . |
| 47 | ‘ You 've practically exiled yourself from your family and your home and your friends , you think you 've failed your finals but you say you 've no intention of sitting your re-sits even if you have ; you 've no money and you have n't even been looking for a job ; you 're getting done for shop-lifting and you 're acting like such a fucking dick-head you seem determined to get shot of the last few pals you do have left … and all you can do is make smart-ass remarks . ’ |
| 48 | Well I never do , I have n't even been doing anything . |
| 49 | Erm I have n't actually been listening to the programme I was asleep I 've got to be honest . |
| 50 | You see Mr Brown he explained they have n't really been getting presents . |
| 51 | The officer added : ‘ They have almost certainly been scrutinising James Gilbey . |
| 52 | Well in the main lobbyist has been Ron who 's the who 's our elected campaigns officers and he 's quite literally been spending time treading the the hallowed halls of Westminster |