Example sentences of "[vb past] been [v-ing] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the Russians they 'd been listening to the whole lot . |
| 2 | A few moments later , acquitted defendant Daniel Winter , who 'd been listening to the closing speeches , ran from the building . |
| 3 | The report focused on a United States pharmaceutical company , Velsicol Chemical Corporation , which had been exporting to the Third World large quantities of chlordane and heptachlor , " two of the most highly toxic persistent and bio-accumulative insecticides ever made " according to the report . |
| 4 | Something very interesting and very clever had been happening to the Direct Line Insurance tournament at Beckenham lately . |
| 5 | Sheriff 's Deputy Mark Ray said Salata had been coming to the secure Polo Club development , where 23-year-old Steffi has a home , at least three times a day for three days in an attempt to see her . |