Example sentences of "they 've been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been digging for the chemicals , been tortured and crucified , again and again . |
| 2 | It was found in a garden where they 've been digging for the past six weeks . |
| 3 | erm so no certainly they asked me about it and so on but I think that rather like their food forum they might like to get a communications forum going erm because they 've been thinking about having a Business Club and various other things because they 're involved with the Management Programme and all sorts of things and they maybe going to do some training for heads and people like that |
| 4 | No they 're not but they 've been getting on all right really . |
| 5 | They 've been expanding for the last four years . |
| 6 | They 've been calling for an alternative route to the A 421 since World War Two . |
| 7 | They 've been marching with full-time soldiers in Horseguards Parade . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ In fact , they 've been looking for him . |
| 9 | They 've been looking for me to take me back . ’ |
| 10 | They 've been protesting against the council 's decision to stop the car park there from being women only . |
| 11 | ‘ They 've been feeding on waste from the labs . |
| 12 | Then nine tenths of the rubbish they 've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is . |
| 13 | Right they 've er they 've been preaching against Spanish slates . |
| 14 | Sometimes my tears are so hot they feel as if they 've been baking inside me , sometimes they feel bigger and wetter , sometimes rather lighter and not so salty . |
| 15 | But ever since you 've gone they 've been conspiring against me , plotting , and — ’ |
| 16 | But beware — the Black Night 's ghoulish cohorts are everywhere , and rumour has it that they 've been dabbling in the dark arts … |
| 17 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 18 | they 've been flying since then and last week 's win over league leaders Newcastle was proof to all that Town are in promotion form |
| 19 | Aggie 's friend knows about him , but , as he said , they ca n't pin anything on to him ; they 've been tryin' for a long time . |
| 20 | But if you can actually influence the French let us know because , or let the government know , because they , they 've been trying for years ever since Napoleon 's day , to try and do something . |
| 21 | It 's tempting , but probably inadvisable , to accept their statements — often pat slogans they 've been repeating for years — at face value . |
| 22 | Register Office , handful of guests , parents optional , drink-up at couple 's house ( in which they 've been living for several years already ) . |
| 23 | They 've been living for the last ten years in an environment where they expect there to be a high level of occult activity in society . |
| 24 | And for the last 3 days , they 've been living on the food they 'd planned to give to the children . |
| 25 | His face had an unpleasant shine to it , the kind of shine you get on the walls of places where they 've been cooking in cheap fat since for ever . |
| 26 | As I understand the Leeds position , they want what they call a lev a level playing field , or to be aiming at the same goalposts that they 've been aiming at for the last number of years . |
| 27 | They 've been advertising for more than six weeks … at the job centre in the local papers and on the radio . |
| 28 | Yeah , they 've been advertising in the Echo |
| 29 | They 've been focusing on the relationship between staff and students and so why did you focus on what appears to be the short end of the stick , rather than the major problem ? |
| 30 | ‘ That 's some depth they 've been working at , ’ he said . |