Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adv] [vb base] [pron] been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ How badly have we been hit ? ’ |
| 2 | How much have you been seeing of Jones during the weeks when I 've had to leave you alone here ? |
| 3 | ‘ How long have they been gone ? ’ |
| 4 | Erm , what we 'd like to know for for all of our sake 's really , is who we are , and where we 're from , what we 're doing here , how long have we been doing whatever it is that we 're doing here , erm where we come from , a little bit abo about our history , and any details , usual points , that you just Er , my name 's David . |
| 5 | When Andrew returned he found himself almost asking the question , ‘ so how long have you been disabled ? ’ . |
| 6 | How long have you been cooking ? |
| 7 | How long have you been living in the flats for ? |
| 8 | How long have you been living at this address ? |
| 9 | How long have you been looking for work ? |
| 10 | ‘ How long have you been searching for me ? ’ |
| 11 | Larry , how long have you been writing poetry ? |
| 12 | ‘ How long have you been watching me ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ How long have you been watching me ? ’ the Doctor shouted . |
| 14 | Leith was still blinking at him and his nerve when he went on , ‘ I know you wear a ‘ hands off ’ sign at the office … ’ well , that was something , she supposed ‘ … but how long have you been wearing a deerstalker ? ’ |
| 15 | How long have you been finished ? |
| 16 | How long have you been driving that piece of rust ? ’ |
| 17 | Erm how long have you been driving ? |
| 18 | How long have you been celebrating ? |
| 19 | ‘ Mrs Choak , how long have you been keeping house for your brother ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ So how long have you been waiting ? ’ she enquired , refusing to give him the satisfaction of rising to his bait or confirming his accurate character diagnosis . |
| 21 | How long have you been waiting for this car , a while have n't you Spen ? |
| 22 | ‘ How long have you been married to him ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ How long have you been betrothed to Nahum ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ How long have you been doing this and where do you go afterwards ? ’ |
| 25 | How long have you been doing them ? ’ |
| 26 | And how long have you been doing that ? |
| 27 | How long have you been doing all this ? |
| 28 | Right now you 've told me you 're self-employed as a carpenter , how long have you been running this business ? |
| 29 | ‘ How long have you been standing there ? ’ |
| 30 | And how long have you been going now ? |