Example sentences of "he [verb] been playing [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All season he has been playing well , putting poorly . |
| 2 | He has been playing well and we might well need him again . |
| 3 | He has only been a reserve for Wales all season , although I believe he has been playing very well for his club . |
| 4 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 5 | He had been playing alone on the towpath , if anything as purposeless as hurling old beer cans into the canal could be described as playing , and she had paused to say good morning to him . |
| 6 | The minute she set eyes on him , she seemed to take leave of her senses — and he 's been playing up to her the whole time . |
| 7 | ‘ Apparently , he 's been playing very well recently and we know all about him . |