Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [conj] it have be " in BNC.
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| 1 | said once I said and I , when she 's been going and it 's been cold out there I said to her cos she always comes on a Tuesday dinner time |
| 2 | Equally — perhaps more seriously — the relative value of the basic pension has been falling because it has been related to prices , not incomes , so that unless steps are taken , by the year 2025 the value of the basic pension as a proportion of gross earnings could have fallen by half . |
| 3 | Many were guessing that it had been filled with pepper or castor-oil or some other foul-tasting substance that would make the boy violently sick . |
| 4 | Erm I just wonder whether it might not have been better to move round a little bit to the left so we could have seen the lady 's hand and sa as well er er and as well as her face , you know , we 've got ta get we can see what she 's doing , know what she 's doing but it 'd been nice if you could have included her hands . |
| 5 | He reckons the trip would have been smashing if it had been the height of summer but as it was , he saw practically nothing from start to finish . |
| 6 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 7 | She turned away , leaving Peggy standing stiff and cold , although the sun was shining and it had been in the seventies all day . |