Example sentences of "they 've be [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been digging for the chemicals , been tortured and crucified , again and again . |
| 2 | It was found in a garden where they 've been digging for the past six weeks . |
| 3 | They 've been expanding for the last four years . |
| 4 | They 've been protesting against the council 's decision to stop the car park there from being women only . |
| 5 | Then nine tenths of the rubbish they 've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is . |
| 6 | But beware — the Black Night 's ghoulish cohorts are everywhere , and rumour has it that they 've been dabbling in the dark arts … |
| 7 | They 've been living for the last ten years in an environment where they expect there to be a high level of occult activity in society . |
| 8 | And for the last 3 days , they 've been living on the food they 'd planned to give to the children . |
| 9 | Yeah , they 've been advertising in the Echo |
| 10 | They 've been focusing on the relationship between staff and students and so why did you focus on what appears to be the short end of the stick , rather than the major problem ? |
| 11 | For the past 4 days , they 've been working around the clock and through the night . |
| 12 | A game of tag ( see below ) may well be just the thing ; but if they 've just come in from the playground and that 's what they 've been doing for the last fifteen minutes , it would be a bit of a waste of time . |
| 13 | They 've been sitting during this meditation on her short useless history as a Socialist , they 've been sitting in the dark and now the moon rises , full and amber against a bar of cloud and Harriet 's face is bowed ; a drink at one hand ; and a cigarette droops glowing from the other . |