Example sentences of "have [been] [v-ing] over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might have been watching over all of them for a century . |
| 2 | From the start of this week the savings institutions have been handing over magnetic tapes to the Inland Revenue giving details of all interest-earning accounts , however small . |
| 3 | Sudden plagues of these creatures have been occurring over recent years which settle upon living reefs and devour the coral polyps . |
| 4 | Talks broke down today between the Soviet and Japanese delegations who have been negotiating over recent territorial clashes over culture-krill-harvesting operations off the island of Sakhalin . |
| 5 | And finally we return you to America to party on down with those incredibly nice chaps from TEENAGE FAN CLUB , who have been winning over all and sundry with their boyish charm , roguish antics and , occasionally , pop music . |
| 6 | ‘ But if you look at their records they have been knocking over leading Test match sides in this way for years . |