Example sentences of "they have been [v-ing] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When they landed there was no choice but to start the ten-mile journey to Achnacarry Castle on foot , so they set off , even though they had been walking all day . |
| 32 | ‘ You see , ’ he went on as though they had been talking all afternoon , ‘ I had no idea until this morning that you were in the same state as I. ’ |
| 33 | They had been dumping all their notes till then in landfill sites . ’ |
| 34 | What on earth they had been doing all this time before being consumed with their mad dreams of conquest I do not know . |
| 35 | We also discussed with GEC Avionics the possibility of providing their diagnostic information in a compatible , electronic format as they had been doing some work in the same area . |
| 36 | These 42ft vehicles were sleeping saloons and , after they had been running some little time , some ordinary coaches 34ft in length , carried on six wheels , were built ; these had a total wheel base of 22ft , or 11 ft between centres . |
| 37 | DETECTIVES investigating an alleged attack on two prisoners found unconscious in their cell were yesterday working on the theory they had been fighting each other . |
| 38 | However , the spokesman said : ‘ It now looks as though they had been fighting each other and nobody else was involved . ’ |
| 39 | Of claims that the relationship was one of passionate intimacy , the brigadier said : ‘ They have been suggesting that for some time . |
| 40 | They have been doing this in Suffolk for almost 110 years , comforting the sick and lonely , and relieving the worries of the anxious and elderly . |
| 41 | But they have been saying that for 20 years . |
| 42 | The twelve select committees established by the Commons in December 1979 seem to have attracted enough criticism from the executive to suggest that they have been asking some pertinent questions , but their overall impact on policy has so far been slight . |
| 43 | As they have been fighting each other on much of it , any agreement to stop must represent progress . |
| 44 | XYZ Foods are well-known for their pioneering work in the field of slimming foods and they have been researching this pack for the last year . |
| 45 | So Iraq has now formally asked the Turks to shorten the cut-off period but the Turks reply that they have been releasing more water down the river and the Iraquis should have been able to build up stocks . |