Example sentences of "been [v-ing] at [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Out of sheer perversity , the thinking human seems impelled to say something contrary to whatever received opinion has been yelling at him . |
| 32 | Then Riven asked the question that had been gnawing at him for the last day : ‘ What about Murtach ? ’ |
| 33 | And should n't Lucy say something about her story , the subtle and extravagant passes Jay had been making at her all evening ? |
| 34 | Everyone downstairs had been gawping at her . |
| 35 | It 's been screaming at me for days , but I just could n't see it . |
| 36 | After a while she realised she 'd been beating at him with her fists hard enough to hurt and yet he had n't lifted a finger to stop her . |
| 37 | Then one day the main guy who 'd been peeking at us turned up and asked if he could take some pictures of us . |