Example sentences of "they [verb] both been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd both been riding clouds that morning , now this . |
| 2 | Funny that they 'd both been heading for the same place , though . |
| 3 | They 'd both been working for nearly two years , and all that time they had n't been paid a penny . |
| 4 | The defendants admitted that they had both been drinking heavily on the night of the offences . |
| 5 | They had both been attending a seminar on judicial sentencing at a northern university , Berowne to open it formally with a brief speech , Dalgliesh to represent the police interest ; and they had travelled by rail in the same first class compartment . |
| 6 | They have both been playing so well for us in recent weeks but we will have to reorganise and cope without them . ’ |
| 7 | George and Marie are very disappointed , especially as they have both been working around the clock since the expansion , managing the Brasserie and L'Auberge respectively , interviewing and training new staff ( labour turnover has been high at the Brasserie from the start and is now significantly higher at L'Auberge too ) and filling in whenever necessary at either establishment . |