Example sentences of "have not been [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , this has not been yielding the same profits as four years ago , but the Japanese are not entirely absent from the sale rooms nonetheless , even though more often in order to sell than to buy . |
| 2 | ‘ But it 's a different story this time around and he has n't been doing the business for us . |
| 3 | Tony has n't been paying the bills . |
| 4 | He says the money has n't been following the patient . |
| 5 | IF ONE had not been reading the newspapers , listening to the radio , watching television and , above all , paying attention to the opinion polls , the election results would have come as no surprise . |
| 6 | He had not been expecting the change in subject . |
| 7 | The four tenants had actually been paying their rent , but the landlord had not been using the money to pay off his mortgage . |
| 8 | Despite management optimism , the factory had not been making the goods to meet the profits required , said Mr Laird . |
| 9 | For some reason , although she had not been doing the cooking , this made Lydia feel like Lucretia Borgia . |
| 10 | In other words , he had not been attending the kirk . |
| 11 | She glanced at her left hand as if she 'd forgotten the fact , and was instantly ashamed to find herself wishing she had n't been wearing the showy diamond solitaire . |
| 12 | He had n't been expecting the I was certain . |
| 13 | He started , sweating guiltily : he had n't been checking the sky . |
| 14 | Well I I had n't been shutting the one that do n't make no difference still , there 's only cos Pavarotti 's out anyway ! |
| 15 | Over the past 20 years , there has been a growth in the number of these schools , because many parents have felt that governments have not been providing the quality of education once found in grammar schools , and are willing to forgo expensive holidays and luxuries , in order to provide the education they want for their children . |
| 16 | Readers who have not been following the series are advised to read Part 6 ( April , 1992 ) issue ) . |
| 17 | Those who have not been following the series are advised to read Part 1 ( November , 1991 issue ) since this gives certain background information about the National Curriculum and about this month 's topic which is information-transmission systems . |
| 18 | all you have , all you have to say to him is dad 's back at work , he 's not been using the telly |
| 19 | Well I have n't been using the bus Sandra . |
| 20 | Banks have n't been pulling the wool over people 's eyes by not telling them . |
| 21 | It is a shame that you have n't been having the gorgeous autumn which we have enjoyed . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's simply that while we 've been playing well in possession , we have n't been doing the job when the opposition have had the ball . |
| 23 | The lads just have n't been doing the business over the last 2 or 3 games though have they ? |