Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of claims that the relationship was one of passionate intimacy , the brigadier said : ‘ They have been suggesting that for some time . |
| 2 | The birds , the birds have been eating that . |
| 3 | Recently we have been learning that young animals , puppy dogs , even a giraffe , brought up exclusively by humans will be unable later on to identify themselves or establish emotional contact with their own species . |
| 4 | But they have been saying that for 20 years . |
| 5 | This idea of a running commentary is shown on pg 59 where he tells the reader what various characters of the play have been doing that day . |