Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have been [v-ing] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also frustrating for the scientists who 'd been working on this project for more than a decade . |
| 2 | Alec d'Urberville , who had been waiting for this moment , appeared at her side . |
| 3 | ‘ Having a fling with Barbs is n't faithlessness , ’ said Constance , who had been concentrating on this very matter for her own reasons . |
| 4 | This country has a long tradition of accepting genuine political refugees , but there is no doubt that the fact that three quarters of all applications are made by people who have been living in this country for weeks , months and , in some cases , years , is tantamount to an abuse of the system . |
| 5 | Our apologies to all our readers who have been struggling with this . |