Examples of 'have been setting' in a sentence

Meaning of "have been setting"

The phrase 'have been setting' is the present perfect continuous tense of the verb 'to set'. It is used to indicate an ongoing or continuous action that started in the past and has continued up until the present. It suggests that the action is still in progress

How to use "have been setting" in a sentence

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have been setting
I have been setting eyes on it for a long time.
None of our people have been setting traps up here.
I have been setting a bad example for years.
Smaller and smaller populations have been setting this off.
I have been setting him up with what he needs.
Seems like the trains have been setting off the trembler alarms.
We have been setting up holographic emitters on critical decks.
The stone looks too clean to have been setting there for very long.
We have been setting up for three months.
Especially after the good example you have been setting when it comes to sharing information.
You have been setting an accelerated pace.
We want to know how long you have been setting up deals for Nate.
I have been setting instagram up for her earlier.
All this time, you have been setting up on me.
I have been setting such a bad example.

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Maybe she felt someone may have been setting them up?
People have been setting traps for rats.
Ever since the church began, people have been setting dates.
They have been setting up what appears to be a barricade.
For years now, energy companies have been setting up shop on the west side.
You have been setting up dominoes for ten years.
Alice walks out on her husband, on everything you have been setting up for her.
She must have been setting them up.
For many decades, concrete mixing plants from Stetter have been setting the standard worldwide.
They have been setting up the table for hours.
Setting me up? They have been setting you up.
We have been setting up here for years.
I see . For months you have been setting me up for this.
You have been setting this up to fail for weeks.
This month, Natucer 's new collections have been setting trends in the ceramics world.
They have been setting you up from the start.
Works by Warhol, Basquiat, and many others have been setting record prices for years.
He could have been setting this up the whole time.
Mobilising in their usual manner, French farmers have been setting fire to regional tax offices.
You have been setting you up all day.
In fact, ocean temperatures off the California coast have been setting new all-time record highs.
You have been setting all those fires.
So what do you propose? I have been setting up a task force.
I have been setting productivity records.
Over the ruins, they have been setting up the last concert.
I have been setting up a biological preserve.
Mr. Sanada told me you have been setting up jobs in Shibuya.
I have been setting aside time.
Just in case I ever need ' em Again someday I have been setting aside time.
Must have been setting this up for months.
Look, that could mean anything . He could have been setting me up.
For months you have been setting me up for this.
That's exactly what Boggs wanted! He could have been setting you up.
They have been setting fire to villages.
Nicky, my friend, tonight is a big score I have been setting up for months.

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