Example sentences of "have [been] [prep] [noun] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
| 2 | Yet here was her grandson fending for himself , leaning amiably against a kitchen cupboard and eating a self-made sandwich , while his mother gave infinite attention to food for women who should have been at home attending to their own children . |
| 3 | But he missed out because he had been in Copenhagen trying for a place in the Olympic team . |
| 4 | ‘ Too often I 've been at home practising with a tournament still going on . |
| 5 | Is it not a fact that most of the jobs lost have been in industries belonging to the last century and that most of the jobs gained are in industries with a bright future ? |
| 6 | Two groups of council officials have been in London pleading for more money from the government . |
| 7 | On the other hand , Argentine military representatives have been in London talking to bankers and arms firms . |
| 8 | time we 've had men who have been in war talking about the horror of war |