Example sentences of "[verb] been [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In making his diplomatic push , Mr Bush agreed to continue US support for Unita , which has been receiving a covert aid programme of between $40-$50m ( £25-£30m ) a year . |
| 2 | It has been known for some time that the Inland Revenue has been taking a close interest in the marketing practices of livestock farmers in parts of Wales and the West Country . |
| 3 | She has been taking a small holiday . |
| 4 | A working group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has been taking a fresh look at the problem , and its report was endorsed by the college this week . |
| 5 | In the meantime , the Examination Committee has been investing a good deal of effort in communicating with tutors , students , and training organisations about what is being tested in the examinations , by , for example , issuing definitions and illustrations of the skills assessed . |
| 6 | The local parish council has been debating a possible site since nineteen sixty-four . |
| 7 | The local parish council has been debating a possible site since nineteen sixty-four . |
| 8 | According to Computerworld , Softlab recently offered $350m for the company — which has been experiencing a rough time of late , reporting mid-term losses of $3.5m back in January . |
| 9 | This course has been experiencing a rising age profile in entrants and a particularly sharp increase in the over 35 age group . |
| 10 | But let's not ignore the fact that , despite this , rock has been undergoing a certain process of feminisation over the last couple of years . |
| 11 | For over a year ‘ Maude 's ’ boiler has been undergoing a complete overhaul at a works in Cornwall at a cost of £70,000 , which included the installation of a new steel firebox . |
| 12 | She is the Santa Maria del Sud and had recently been brought down under tow from the Argentine naval base near Buenos Aires where she has been undergoing a complete refit . |
| 13 | For some years , the suit has been undergoing a softening process ; the shoulders have lost their stiffness , fabrics have become lighter . |
| 14 | ‘ Music has been undergoing a subtle revolution . |
| 15 | Twenty eight year old Susan Magill has been trying a homoeopathic approach to help her improve her diet and lose weight . |
| 16 | Xhosa-speakers generally support the African National Congress , which has been waging a small-scale war with followers of the Zulu-orientated Inkatha Freedom Party for the past week in Johannesburg 's townships . |
| 17 | In his letter of resignation to the party leader , Mr Rezsoe Nyers , with whom he has been waging a long-running feud , Mr Nemeth stated he had no option but to resign . |
| 18 | Peter Scudamore has been building a new future since his retirement . |
| 19 | Especially as he has been getting a rough deal from some sections of the crowd . |
| 20 | For the past few months my husband , who 's 43 and a smoker , has been getting a sharp pain in the pit of his stomach , which he 's been ‘ curing ’ with a glass of milk . |
| 21 | Britain 's champion in the sport has been lending a helping hand . |
| 22 | In reality what has been happening is that humanity , driven by the inexorable power of the primordial desire for earthly happiness , has been producing a constant stream of decisions from which the good , which will ultimately help with the building of the Created God , have been extracted . |
| 23 | Well I think no greater no other individual but Paddy Ashdown has been providing a healthy lead , but sadly it 's one where he 's been citing a a an approach to Bosnia one month . |
| 24 | Mr Kelloway has been developing a rear cross conveyor , which will allow two swathes to be combined in one row . |
| 25 | Since September 1984 the University has been undertaking a major development plan at Magee , rapidly increasing student numbers and establishing a range of innovative , career-orientated courses with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship involving all faculties . |
| 26 | Since September 1984 the University has been undertaking a major development plan at Magee , rapidly increasing student numbers and establishing a range of innovative , career-orientated courses with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship involving all faculties . |
| 27 | The BGS Geochemical Survey Programme ( GSP ) has been conducting a systematic drainage survey of Great Britain since 1972 . |
| 28 | The show emerged from the work of Arielle P. Kozloff , Cleveland 's Curator of Ancient Art , who since 1977 has been compiling a photographic census of eighteenth-century Theban wall paintings in the Valley of the Kings , with an aim towards identifying specific hands among the artisans . |
| 29 | The charity has been running a six-week summer scheme based at Shaftesbury Recreation Centre , on the banks of the Lagan , for the past three years . |
| 30 | During the last few years , Yugoslavia has been running a substantial surplus in its trade with the Soviet Union because , while there has been a sharp fall in the quantity of oil imported from the Soviet Union , as well as a fall in its price , the Yugoslavs have been unable to find other products worth buying from the Soviet Union . |