Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [v-ing] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally — perhaps more seriously — the relative value of the basic pension has been falling because it has been related to prices , not incomes , so that unless steps are taken , by the year 2025 the value of the basic pension as a proportion of gross earnings could have fallen by half . |
| 2 | Was it only hours since she 'd been wishing that it had ? |
| 3 | He reckons the trip would have been smashing if it had been the height of summer but as it was , he saw practically nothing from start to finish . |
| 4 | The gunfire and noise in the woods had been lessening as it drew nearer and the targets became fewer . |
| 5 | said once I said and I , when she 's been going and it 's been cold out there I said to her cos she always comes on a Tuesday dinner time |