Example sentences of "[verb] they [verb] been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason I was disappointed is because what it says in these minutes , Robert 's people reported they 'd been speaking to the R and Abbey Leisure Service in London that had been considerable interest in the Edinburgh Festival Programme and in everything |
| 2 | They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation ’ ever since . |
| 3 | They say they have been waiting to be moved from the ‘ temporary accommodation ’ ever since . |
| 4 | When he did not return for quite a while , she guessed they had been talking to each other about her . |
| 5 | Oxford ca n't grumble they 've been winning for 15 years … its Cambridge 's turn but Oxford will be back on top next year |
| 6 | He realised they had been watching for some minutes before he noticed them . |
| 7 | But ever since you 've gone they 've been conspiring against me , plotting , and — ’ |
| 8 | Mr Siddle , of Hesleden Avenue , Acklam , Middlesbrough , said they had been working on the operation the previous day and the pipe kept jamming when attempts were made to slot it into place . |
| 9 | Sorry if it 's the first thing you see in the morning , still it 's not everyone who can say they 've been sleeping with a Jesuit . |