Example sentences of "been [v-ing] with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rotosound have been experimenting with a new type of nickel plating which gives an exceptionally bright sound thanks to increased magnetic response . |
| 2 | It was five races into the championship before it was discovered Jonny had been driving with a broken chassis , which made it impossible to get his car to handle properly . |
| 3 | Amid the protests to date , perhaps the most telling line has come from Newtownards woman Phyllis Bibby whose petition demanding urgent changes in the system had been meeting with a poor response . |
| 4 | The fact was that for many years she and her father had been living with a dangerous illusion ; and the illusion was that they were entirely virtuous in their endeavours , entirely on the angels ' side . |
| 5 | Although the Bingham report made serious criticisms of the bank , it had been dealing with a unique situation . |
| 6 | Since you left me so abruptly , my mind has been teeming with a whole variety of things I 'd like to do to you . ’ |
| 7 | He 'd been corresponding with a local cricket scribe for five years before the trip and had recruited two current Test cricketers in Roy Minnett and Gerry Hazlitt , the dashing Dockers , Cyril and Philip , and an adonis figure in Norman Ebbsworth . |
| 8 | Those boys have been playing with a short mallet since they were two . |
| 9 | One 's been talking with a small group of colleagues . |