Example sentences of "have been [verb] out [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they have been eating out all the time they have been away , and are longing for an evening at home , the suggestion does not go down well . |
| 2 | Fortunately for me , some of my friends and relations like something a bit more unusual , so I have been working out some new ideas for this year for those ‘ champagne ’ garments on a ‘ lemonade ’ income . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I can confirm we have been carrying out certain inquiries , including the forensic re-examination of material . ’ |
| 4 | PLANS to institute a pigeon cull in both Petersfield and Alton town centres have been thrown out this week . |
| 5 | FOR almost three years John Major and Norman Lamont have been trotting out smug assurances that all was well in Tory Britain . |
| 6 | Complete removal of weeds , including all the roots , is important , preferably by hand or while digging ; incidentally , do remember that some of them may be the very plants you are intending to grow , though if the area contains horsetail it is better not to try growing perennial plants in it until you have been clearing out this weed for some years . |
| 7 | I 've actually read it three timesThe idea was born in an Oxford workshop where David Pollard and Susan Nelson have been knocking out printed copies and computer discs since April . |