Example sentences of "they 've be [v-ing] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been taking part in Playday '92 … a national event emphasising the importance of play . |
| 2 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 3 | You see even when they tell the truth , if they 've been telling lies for a long time , even if they , when they tell the truth you do n't believe them |
| 4 | And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently . |
| 5 | They 've been measuring performance in terms of delivering the right product at the right time — On Time In full . |
| 6 | THEY 'VE been making room for murder at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , Guildford this week , and proved that given the right stage , crime certainly does pay . |
| 7 | As long as they 've been racing hangliders in Britian Pete Harvey from Milton Keynes has flown as fast and soared as high as the very best … |
| 8 | They 've been rescuing companies for so long they do it automatically now , I expect . |
| 9 | Tenants in a house at Brockworth near Gloucester , who say they 've been paying rent for six months , barracaded themselves in when they heard they were being evicted because their landlord had defaulted on his mortgage . |
| 10 | they 've been playing loads of , out of date Christmas puddings |
| 11 | ‘ They 've been cutting turf since daybreak , making the most of the good weather . ’ |
| 12 | They 've been putting pressure on this chap Morris to renew Sykes 's fellowship , and the clincher is he was going to do it on Monday . ’ |