Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] [v-ing] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wissenschaftsrat has been trying to sort this one out , but the political factors seem to have prevented progress . |
| 2 | As McLeish had observed to a colleague at the ti me , he 'd have understood the whole performance if the solicitor in question had been going to marry either of them , but there had been no question of that , it was just obfuscation for its own sake . |
| 3 | Karen 's been trying to do that . |
| 4 | This is negotiated on an individual basis , but Mike Lester has been trying to relate all new contracts to turnover between a range of £5,250 ( turnover £80,000 ) to £7,500 ( turnover £200,000 plus ) . |
| 5 | The multinational group has been getting to know each other in the Darlington convent ever since . |
| 6 | Nelson has been struggling to implement this grand vision ever since but , in the course of his work , he established the hypertext model as a means of getting around a huge database . |
| 7 | For some time , SCOTVEC has been working to harmonise both the quality assurance systems associated with these different kinds of unit , and the unit specifications . |
| 8 | Brewers from all over the world have been gathering to examine this year 's crop of hops . |
| 9 | ‘ Elizabeth 's been trying to change that , ’ Betty told him , although he must surely have known already . |
| 10 | Christian deputies have been trying to obtain some form of timetable for a Syrian military withdrawal before accepting political reforms , but at their fifth meeting yesterday , the 62 MPs — half of them Christians — were persuaded to debate the future powers of a Christian Maronite president . |