Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [be] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fine drizzle that has been falling all afternoon has not been enough to stop the match between Scotland and Ireland , but enough to keep the crowds away . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , the corporate-finance deals that had been generating big bucks for Wall Street 's investment bankers were starting to dry up . |
| 3 | These became , in fact , the almost exclusive preserve of Hammer Films , a company that had been making skilfully-marketed pictures with an eye on the US B-movie market since the late 1940s . |
| 4 | Chebrikov was particularly scathing about the ‘ informal groups ’ that had been attracting public attention , warning that ‘ extremist elements ’ had worked their way into the leaderships of some of them and that they were encouraging them to engage in actions ‘ objectively against the interests of our society ’ . |
| 5 | In a lengthy communiqué , regarded by observers as a carefully crafted compromise between United States pressures to boost growth and German determination to control inflation , ministers observed that " forces that have been inhibiting economic activity in many countries are dissipating " . |
| 6 | ‘ While you 've been sitting on your intellectual arses alternately pitying yourselves and the so-called workers , it 's my hard work , my money that 's been keeping this country — ’ Stalking off indoors ; the door shuts . |
| 7 | The 29-year-old has been suffering from the problem for several weeks , and has been undergoing regular physiotherapy treatment . |
| 8 | The former Villa player sustained the injury in a European tie against Panathanikos recently and has been undergoing intensive treatment . |
| 9 | The Government needs to find extra money from somewhere and has been considering all sorts of options . |
| 10 | I know that Chris Harris is anxious to discuss the matter , and has been exploring various angles with the Scottish Officer and the Commission . |
| 11 | This means that we deprive ourselves of their expertise and the valuable contributions they can make as well as failing to challenge the implications of statements such as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's claim , ‘ Children who need to be able to count and multiply are learning anti-racist mathematics — whatever that may be . ’ |
| 12 | To be eligible for the study women had to be white , British , married , aged 25–39 years , and to have been taking oral contraceptives for at least five months , or using a diaphragm or intrauterine device for at least five months without previous exposure to oral contraceptives . |
| 13 | ‘ You have to remember they are the current league champions and had been training three nights a week . |
| 14 | ‘ He joined the RAF when he was 17 and had been flying 35 years . |
| 15 | Miaco were a well-known operator of DC-3s and other types out of the Island and had been overhauling radial piston engines as another facet of their business for over twenty years . |
| 16 | My boyfriend and I are both 24 and have been seeing each other for three years . |
| 17 | While many politicians have only recently seen their green light many diesel engine manufacturers have looked further ahead , and have been developing cleaner engines , principally in response to stringent American legislation . |
| 18 | ‘ Dr Hao is a fully qualified doctor in the western sense , but has been practising Chinese medicine around the world for the past 20 years , ’ he explained . |