mine
pronoun
a form of the possessive case of I used as a predicate adjective.
have been mining
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present perfect progressiveof mine.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Investors have been mining corporate earnings for clues as to how companies are faring as the economy moves past the pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Popular street wear brands have been mining “old-school climbing stuff” from North Face, Patagonia, Eddie Bauer and L.L.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2019
State-owned Russian companies have been mining bauxite in Guinea, cutting deals to extract diamonds from Angola and winning concessions to produce off-shore gas in Mozambique.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2019
People have been mining the sun in such a way that it’s cooling off, and some of the outer worlds are already frozen dead.
From The Verge ● Feb. 2, 2019
Four refiners' houses were found in it; the best in the town; so that the Spaniards have been mining there; but no coin or bullion except a little plate.
From Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time by Kingsley, Charles
