Example sentences of "[adv] have [pron] [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 How long has what been going on ?
2 ‘ How long has she been missing ? ’
3 And now you can ask I can sort of ask you questions on it like if he 's been travelling for let's say If he 's if he 's covered sixty miles how long has he been riding for ?
4 Okay erm If he 's done two hundred miles , how long has he been riding for ?
5 Now with this one the one we 've just done you do n't really know how far to go I mean I might have been going to ask erm how long has he been travelling if he 's been riding for a thousand hours .
6 ‘ How long has he been talking to you like that ? ’
7 Others demand a bit more interaction from the enquiry service — what does the Garden do ; how long has it been doing it ; can staff answer enquiries on particular topics .
8 ‘ How long has it been going on ? ’
9 ‘ How long has it been going on ? ’
10 ‘ How long has it been going on ?
11 ‘ How long has it been going on ? ’
12 How long has it been going
13 Not only has it been sailing in calm coastal waters , but it also has one of your sea-marshals on board .
14 Imagine my disappointment when I staggered down a hill in murky twilight after its purchase to find that not only had it been lying in the back seat of the car for the duration of my climb , but that it had failed to come up and get me when the daylight failed .
15 How long had they been drying there now ?
16 How long had he been standing there watching her ? she wondered , feeling the colour surge into her cheeks .
17 How long had he been standing there ?
18 How long had he been standing there ?
19 How long had you been doing that ? "
20 exactly , but why wait until nineteen eighty eight to discover that , how long had you been doing these estimates for ? , how many years have you been doing ?
21 How long had it been going on ?
22 How long had it been going then when you came ?
23 How long had I been doing this without a break ?
24 How long had I been driving about ?
25 Precisely who it was she was using for a role model became clear as a middle-aged lady , admirably slim in well-cut jodhpurs , erupted from some inner fortress to enquire , in tones that carried effortlessly across the yard , precisely why Caroline had failed to run up her stirrups , how long had she been riding ?
26 How much have you been seeing of Jones during the weeks when I 've had to leave you alone here ?
27 Erm , what we 'd like to know for for all of our sake 's really , is who we are , and where we 're from , what we 're doing here , how long have we been doing whatever it is that we 're doing here , erm where we come from , a little bit abo about our history , and any details , usual points , that you just Er , my name 's David .
28 How long have you been looking for work ?
29 ‘ How long have you been watching me ? ’
30 ‘ How long have you been watching me ? ’ the Doctor shouted .
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