Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [noun] [prep] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your charming mother has been helping Melissa with her researches , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning . |
| 3 | I try to work out if she 's got a period due or if she 's been having trouble with her mother . |
| 4 | From what I can gather from Joanie , she 's been taking drugs since her last year at school . |
| 5 | Ever since Dad 's death , she 'd been reading letters from her mother singing Romano 's praises , and detailing the dangerous sports she 'd been encouraged to take up by the wretched man … |
| 6 | Hilda , then , had been forging letters from her late husband . |
| 7 | Miss Denice Lewis , the American poule de luxe , has been shedding light on her fellow compatriot , Mr Steven Wyatt , the ‘ wealthy oil trader ’ who kindly befriended our own Duchess of York . |
| 8 | The 21-year-old student had been visiting Southport on her return to Munich after watching the TT races in the Isle of Man . |