Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] be going [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | My head was throbbing and the shoulder was beginning to ache from the kicking , which had probably been going on for some time before I came round . |
| 32 | A devolution of power had also been going on at home and all our policy must take account of it . |
| 33 | ‘ It was all thanks to a woman at the meeting today that I had my first inkling of what had really been going on . ’ |
| 34 | Bruce added : ‘ Things had n't been going well with Phonogram for quite a while . |
| 35 | She had n't been going anywhere . |
| 36 | And Friends of the Earth it 's only relatively new it 's only been going properly for what two years . |
| 37 | And pensions have not been going up at the same rate as the cost of living . |
| 38 | So the words composed to fit the tune , that 's already been going around in a , in a gentleman 's music club . |
| 39 | The sample list of books is equally important , for it disarms criticisms of the kind : ‘ The books involved are obsolete and the shelf space is needed for more modern colourful illustrated books ’ , or ‘ Things like this have always been going on ’ , or ‘ We only get rid of popular novels when the rush is over ’ . |
| 40 | ‘ Things have n't been going well since my England call-up , ’ said Ferdinand , who thought he should have won a late penalty after colliding with Chris Woods . |
| 41 | If things have n't been going well at work and success seems to be passing you by talk to colleague and see what they think of your prospects . |
| 42 | The facts — that Chrissie has been caught taking food home , the higher than average food costs , etc. — show that things have n't been going entirely according to plan , but what are the causes ? |