Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] have [adv] been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Auditors are normally concerned with ensuring that the accounts of a firm are an accurate record of its financial position and that employers or directors have not been absconding with the funds or ‘ fiddling the books ’ . |
| 2 | Erm they are Yorkshire and Humberside which I think is probably related to the strength of orders and demand in that region , East Midlands where they , where it 's sort of consistent with a trend erm in the last few surveys where they say that they have achieved modest price rises erm and where costs have not been falling , erm and also Wales . |
| 3 | Over the past 20 years , there has been a growth in the number of these schools , because many parents have felt that governments have not been providing the quality of education once found in grammar schools , and are willing to forgo expensive holidays and luxuries , in order to provide the education they want for their children . |
| 4 | The facts — that Chrissie has been caught taking food home , the higher than average food costs , etc. — show that things have n't been going entirely according to plan , but what are the causes ? |
| 5 | The problem will be aggravated by the way that people have recently been using credit more heavily than usual to finance what they buy ( see figures earlier in this chapter ) . |
| 6 | It could be said , of course , that standards have always been falling . |
| 7 | The early bipedal hominids were smaller than us so it is not surprising that they had smaller skulls , but there are no good grounds for supposing that men have gradually been evolving into creatures of greater and greater intelligence . |
| 8 | ‘ We have been disappointed , ’ says the review , ‘ that issues have not been coming forward for a ruling before positions have been taken . |
| 9 | The shape and musculature of a dolphin do not alone account for its speed and swimming efficiency , and biologists have long been searching for features of the skin which may explain the mysteries of the dolphin 's swimming prowess . |
| 10 | Bob Dylan called him ‘ America 's greatest poet ’ and Smokey 's mischievous couplets and metaphors have never been lacking in ingenuity . |
| 11 | The ‘ just rollered ’ look is being worn by some of the world 's most beautiful women — top model Linda Evangelista , Madonna and Kylie have all been sporting those unmistakable barrel curls . |
| 12 | If your publican can knock 70p off a pint , then breweries and pubs have certainly been overcharging . |
| 13 | If things have n't been going well at work and success seems to be passing you by talk to colleague and see what they think of your prospects . |
| 14 | Determination , aggression and commitment have all been missing from their recent displays , but a lack of concentration denied them their first much-needed double of the season . |
| 15 | ‘ We in BP and Unipart have also been introducing each other to potential customers in the Ukraine and Russia . ’ |
| 16 | He has got that little bit of alertness and determination that the likes of Rideout , Cottee and Johnston have all been lacking . |
| 17 | Guest houses , inns , farmhouses and B&Bs have all been improving in the same way as the rest of the industry , so that the best of them compare in their own category with say , AA red star hotels . |
| 18 | USL and Univel have apparently been working under non-disclosure with Intel to ensure the kernel wrings specific new performance possibilities from Intel 's anticipated 80586 chip , the P5 . |
| 19 | Montage and Mirus have both been promising their versions of PostScript for many months and there is even a version of Freedom of the Press , a software PostScript interpreter , that will drive Matrix and Montage film recorders . |
| 20 | And pensions have not been going up at the same rate as the cost of living . |
| 21 | Dell and AST have apparently been working closely with Sunsoft , say sources , and might be a good bet for the mystery OEMs Sunsoft is to trot out this week . |
| 22 | It slapped a ‘ for sale ’ sign on both flagships some months ago but buyers have not been queuing at the door . |
| 23 | ‘ We 're absolutely delighted with the statement because people have definitely been holding back on buying cars , ’ says Ian . |
| 24 | Opinions differ over whether standards have actually been falling . |
| 25 | Female nurturing is presented as the solution to male violence — as though women have n't been doing that for centuries . |