Example sentences of "[pron] have been [v-ing] about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the boat , I had been reading about the shooting of Fergal Caraher at the South Armagh checkpoint at Cullyhanna and now , in the darkness , as details of the story flooded back , I decided against pressing the buzzer . |
| 2 | I realised that I had been talking about the convent without explanation or location . |
| 3 | This year I 've been thinking about the many faces of the moon and the wonderfully romantic and lovely patterns you can achieve with the moon as your theme , whether it 's a slender crescent or full harvest , hunter 's or honey moon . |
| 4 | Seeing Derek 's puzzled look , she added : ‘ You mentioned the Spanish Civil War and I 've been thinking about the message the kidnappers told me to use to contact them . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ No , but then I 've been thinking about the amniocentesis . |
| 6 | ‘ You see , I 've been learning about the city . |
| 7 | Although I 've been writing about the latest machines this month , I shall be including the older models in later articles . |
| 8 | What the hell do you think I 've been talkin' about the last few minutes ? |
| 9 | I HAVE been hearing about the latest ‘ in ’ birthday present for dad , and it does n't matter how old the old boy is . |
| 10 | I have been talking about the different levels at which reason operates in relation to individual disciplines : we can take up stances within disciplines , across disciplines , and in being critical of disciplines as a whole . |
| 11 | I 've listened to a lot of interest to the people who 've been commenting about the future and the schools and the young children coming in . |
| 12 | Cos the various things you 've been saying about the rich peasant economy , I mean |
| 13 | Opposite adjacent this is what you 've been talking about the a the angle is n't it . |
| 14 | She had been talking about the rumble with the Daughters of the American Revolution , playing with Seth 's glasses , putting them on and taking them off . |
| 15 | My daughter thought no more of it than if she had been talking about the delivery of a letter because in her world the fax , like the video recorder , the personal computer and the microwave oven , has always been around . |
| 16 | Hugh , who had been reading about the dangers of having a smoker as a cohabitee , waved his handkerchief through the air and moved to the edge of the terrace . |
| 17 | Hector , who had been gambolling about the porch , slunk in behind her , depressed by the angry voices . |
| 18 | We 've been talking about the events in Beirut . ’ |
| 19 | What do you think about this statue and all these trees we 've been talking about the ones around by Marks and Spencers yes ? |
| 20 | Now let me push on a bit and erm I wo n't ask you to write this down , but when we , we 've been talking about the state now what are the characteristics of the state ? |
| 21 | The governor 's thing is coming about quite useful tonight because we 've been talking about the law as regards governors and parents ' rights and what you 're supposed to ask parents |
| 22 | Well we 've been talking about the benefits which the local firms obviously gain from the work that 's going on here , but the question could be asked , what benefit do the academics in the University and also the students gain from the , the programme ? |
| 23 | We 've been talking about the amount of coverage on television and we do have one or two more callers on the same subject , but if you want to broaden the discussion out to other aspects of what 's going on in the Gulf , do feel free . |
| 24 | Yet it was from Samsova , says Cohan , that the idea for A Midsummer Night 's Dream originally came : ‘ We had been talking about the company doing Forrest , one of my earlier works , when Galina mentioned The Dream . |
| 25 | You may feel that we have been exaggerating about the goodies we like to consume causing us shape and health problems . |
| 26 | So far we have been talking about the flow of information from the company , but It can be equally important for management to receive information on how the world is thinking about the company and its activities , about rival companies and about the industry in which it operates . |
| 27 | So far we have been talking about the reciprocity of all discourse in the broadest of terms , connecting it to the mechanisms of dialogue only generally by saying that monologues are often constructed with the receiver in mind . |
| 28 | They have been thinking about the long-term future and have concluded that it will be very difficult to impose nuclear weapons on a population that is generally opposed to them . |
| 29 | Suddenly the penny dropped , and Meredith knew why he 'd been prowling about the airport like an angry lion . |
| 30 | He had been thinking about the Doctor 's earlier words , that he should get used to obeying Henri , and had come to the conclusion that doing as he said no longer suited him . |