Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] over [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let's hope this is the last chapter for them — it has been hanging over them for more than a year — and they can now start to rebuild their lives . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ This has been hanging over us for too long . |
| 3 | she 's been out and Tina has been watching over her |
| 4 | ‘ Well , we have pretty well absolutely ruled out any notion of terrorists , ’ said Milton ‘ This is precisely the kind of job the IRA would have been falling over themselves to claim as their own , and it would be a ludicrous target for any other international loonies we can think of . ’ |
| 5 | The prospect had been hanging over us for so many months that once Father ceased trading , it was as though the weight of worry was lifted . |
| 6 | It looked as if St Christopher , the patron saint of travellers , had been watching over him and had guided his steps to Longford and Granard . |
| 7 | Ever since the pharmaceutical company for which he worked had given him the vehicle given , thought Henry grimly ) number 47 had been watching over it in a manner that suggested an emotion deeper than motherhood , more desperate than romantic love . |
| 8 | Her cousins and servants had been fussing over her since dawn , and the heat in the cathedral was oppressive . |
| 9 | With an effort , Miles shook off the lethargy that had been creeping over him since Paula 's death , blinding him to his duties and responsibilities . |
| 10 | I ought to have guessed , she had been purring over me for days , giving me arch looks . |
| 11 | ‘ Because I 've been thinking over what you said and … |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not sure what good it can do but I 've been thinking over what you said about Barney Willard . |
| 13 | Later I have been thinking over what Dad said . |
| 14 | She seems all the more objectionable because so many people have been falling over themselves to help her . |