Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Kalimantan ( Borneo ) , fires believed to have been smouldering in underground coal seams since 1986 or even 1982-83 had now taken hold across many thousands of acres of secondary forest growth ( i.e. the re-growth after clearance ) , often fuelled by the debris from logging operations , and were approaching the primary rainforest of Kutai national park . |
| 2 | They seemed to have been stumbling through pitch blackness for hours now . |
| 3 | He seemed to have been moving for an immeasurable time . |
| 4 | Their clothes were an abrasive barrier between them , and her hands were as urgent as his as she peeled off the same black dress she seemed to have been wearing for the past century . |
| 5 | He seemed to have been driving for ever . |
| 6 | Jessamy suddenly grew tired of the silly games that everyone seemed to have been playing with her lately . |
| 7 | Deep inside she seemed to have been waiting like some long-ago damsel in distress , waiting for her knight to rescue her . |
| 8 | During the trial Mr O'Donnell told how he had agreed to go with McPherson , who had driven him to a lay-by at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83 road , where men he recognised had been waiting in a van . |
| 9 | Despite the widespread feeling that there had been a victory for parental rights , many of the Dewsbury parents claimed to have been acting for the sake of their children . |
| 10 | Boucheron , who had been suspended from the PS at his own request in October 1990 , claimed to have been acting in the interests of the party . |
| 11 | She claimed to have been shopping with a boyfriend at the time . |
| 12 | The Treasury , which other departments felt had been engaging in the review only half-heartedly until mid-March ( and which was urged to take a greater role by Mr Major ) , was damned if it was going to see its VAT switch spent on anything that could be tagged ‘ son of poll tax ’ . |
| 13 | Mr Campbell said that during the first incident , when Mr Friel and the two younger accused had been shouting at each other in the shopping centre , the lawyer had struck the 15-year-old on the face with the dog leash . |
| 14 | ‘ What she did n't say and was too embarrassed to talk about was an uncanny feeling that she had only recently become aware of , but now realised had been growing in her ever since she had set foot on Titron . |
| 15 | His mind for a long time before this crisis arose had been turning to the idea of a new party orientation and government by what he called a Council of State … |
| 16 | Mr Recorder Shaun Spencer , QC , deferred sentence for six months on the man he said had been acting like an ‘ incorrigible swindler ’ . |