Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] have been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time I was twelve years old I had been thinking for some time about getting a bird of my own . |
| 2 | ‘ I mean , all this we 've been talking about . |
| 3 | Since 1171 he had been negotiating with Count Humbert of Maurienne . |
| 4 | When I came to the Riding in 1960 I had been teaching in Leeds for five fairly empty years . |
| 5 | It was obvious they had been talking about him . |
| 6 | In fact , like the many German towns vying with one another in the Eighties , Nîmes decided on the building before it even had a collection to put into it , and since 1984 it has been buying in three areas with assistance from funds specially designated by the State for regional museums to collect contemporary works : French art from 1960 to 1990 , with the Nouveau Réalisme and Figuration Libre via the Support-Surface movement ; the Mediterranean scene , with art from southern France , Spain and Italy , with Arte Povera and the Transavanguardia , and represented by artists such as Jose Maria Sicilia , Miquel Barcelo , Susanna Solano , Janis Kounellis , Mario Merz , Giuseppe Penone and Enzo Cucchi ; a taste of English and German tendencies , with Richard Long , Hamish Fulton , Gerhard Richter , Imi Knoebel , Helmut Dorner and others . |
| 7 | The rational part of his mind knew this could not be the case , and that it was most likely he 'd been travelling in circles . |
| 8 | He told Husband he 'd have to consult with the rest of the private Office and maybe even the PM before he could agree to them interrogating you ; he may actually be doing that , for all I know , though I think it 's more likely he 's been waiting for his temper to cool before he briefs you . |
| 9 | Er I think it 's also worth noting again chairman here that er in fact most of the hundred and forty five hectares that we 've been talking about er is in fact already committed |
| 10 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 11 | Since the age of 5 I have been going to Highfield , my sister was 6 and my brother was 8 . |
| 12 | Rather desperately , Celia steered the conversation round to her and Brian 's new house in the country , how Alison and Geoffrey must come and stay , that they would be less than fifty miles apart ; while Alison , obviously thankful to turn to less delicate matters , regaled her with a description of all she had been doing in her garden and some rather dull anecdotes about the neighbours whom Celia and Brian had met on their last visit . |
| 13 | Unless she is very lucky , she will be the one who will be expected to provide the stimulation , for her elderly parent may have been alone since breakfast-time , and will be waiting to be ‘ cheered up ’ by stories of all she has been doing during the day . |
| 14 | ‘ After all we 've been talking about ? |
| 15 | All we 've been talking about . |
| 16 | Since Billy 's come around that 's all we 've been talking about . |
| 17 | In Chapters 3 and 4 we have been looking at the major groups of institutions that participate in the financial system . |
| 18 | Since 1964 it has been working with people of all ages and varying needs . |
| 19 | For a moment she thought he was going to throw his arms round her and hug her , she was sure he had been thinking of it , but he hesitated and she turned away . |
| 20 | The things they are being tested for are all those we 've been training for up until this time . |
| 21 | My fear Mr Chairman was that the very we 've been talking about can be weeks or months |
| 22 | It was delicious to be close to Alain , to belong to him , to know that all the time she had been alone he had been thinking about her . |
| 23 | As general wisdom , the longer you have been saving towards a personal pension and the bigger the total contributions paid , the larger your pension will stand to be . |
| 24 | Since 1982 they have been living at Grass Gars Farm , Ulpha , Broughton in Furness , in the Lake District — bought with a bridging loan , until Mountain Ash was sold in November 1984 . |
| 25 | And in the 1930s he had been unforgiving towards these friends of his youth . |
| 26 | Since 1988 I have been working with Oxford and Jericho Against the Poll Tax and am now participating in a scheme , devised by Oxford Quakers and the Green Party , to pay the tax as a group , according to one 's means : ie. a local income tax . |