Example sentences of "who 've be [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the ones , the old secretaries who 've been using it for years think it 's absolutely wonderful . |
| 2 | But er interestingly , the Americans have just put er more tax on to their gas for , for different reasons admittedly , and er the environmentalists er always feel happy about that because they 've been the ones who 've been telling us for years that er petrol is if anything underpriced , and that we 're rather profligate in the way that we use it , so er at least some people are happy out of this , not everybody , but it , but er it 's making some people happier . |
| 3 | A round the world yachtsman has been telling tales of the sea to a group of schoolchildren who 've been supporting him on his latest adventure . |
| 4 | You really think it 's the police who 've been hounding us ? |
| 5 | Well I 've visited both Cambodia itself and the camps , er first of all in the camps , the situation is appalling because there are very many people who do not want to be in those camps and are really in effect being held there against their will , and what has been extraordinary until this year , is that the people who 've been holding them there against their will have been the Phol Pot dominated so-called coalition government and on the basis of the people being in the camps , that , that , that regime has gone on to claim recognition at the United Nations ; an appalling situation . |
| 6 | The diehard Smiths fans who 've been turning their backs on Morrissey over the last couple of years would be wise to give this a spin and do jerky , twisty , dancing type things in their front room . ’ |
| 7 | But they had sympathy for doctors in Sarajevo who 've been doing their best to preserve life with very few medicines or facilities . |
| 8 | And those of yo you who 've been doing it for some time will now realise how easy it has made the momegiture . |
| 9 | But you you 've got the drift and as long as I I persuade people to listen to the people who 've been doing it for so long |
| 10 | But it 's only doable , I 'm afraid that 's an Americanism that 's crept into our language , doable , erm only if you listen to the people who 've been doing it . |
| 11 | And listening to the people who 've been doing it for years . |
| 12 | Naturally , not everyone is going to be as enthusiastic about the relaunch as we are ( those who 've been rubbing their hands together in anticipation of issue 100 , for example ) . |