Example sentences of "[pron] have been [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been receiving mail from the list all morning ‘ n ’ all . |
| 2 | As those Hon. Members who were in Committee know , I have been giving advice to Strathtay , which is the current Scottish Bus Group company , and to Stagecoach , both of which operate in my constituency . |
| 3 | for the past ten years I have been keeping vigil in a nocturnal maze , and will continue to do so until daybreak . |
| 4 | As you know , I have been preparing material concerning the bringing of secretarial assistants onto the payroll and also on the larger and long term issue of administrative support for area staff . |
| 5 | Dave said : ‘ I have been raising money for charities at Bidds for quite a few years . |
| 6 | Q I have been having trouble with my Knitmaster Transfer Carriage and I always seem to get dropped stitches ; these then run down the knitting and it would be quicker to transfer the stitches by hand rather than use this gadget . |
| 7 | Although AMARC was formally established as recently as 1988 , it has gained a worldwide reputation for its community radio conferences , which have been taking place since 1983 . |
| 8 | Every season he appears in over 100 concerts on all five continents and at major international festivals , including the ‘ IDRIART ’ festivals which have been taking place since 1983 to encourage people to come together from east and west , and in America from north and south , through the international language of the arts . |
| 9 | Among the favourite destinations are the fairways of the alluring Algarve , which have been providing pleasure to British golfers for more than 20 years . |
| 10 | Get set for the Kielder Classic , the final race in the Moore Large Series of mountain biking events which have been raising money for Help the Aged throughout the year . |
| 11 | Small businesses which have been losing trade to a new supermarket say they 're dreading the opening of a second one nearby , this autumn . |
| 12 | G. visits a couple of pollutions which have been giving trouble in the last week or two . |
| 13 | Gordon 's favours Umbrian juniper berries — and the Scarponis , who have been harvesting juniper for Gordon 's for over 40 years , use their local knowledge to find the very best juniper Umbria can offer . |
| 14 | Just think of what that has done to the system there and to all the other applicants who have been seeking help from a Department that tries to ensure that people are given the awards to which they are entitled . |
| 15 | Well done to … the Leeds branch of The Guild of Hairdressers who have been raising money over the last twelve months for the Children 's ’ Wing at the Seacroft Hospital . |
| 16 | Are You Listening ? provides extra listening practice for children who have been studying English for a year or two . |
| 17 | I hope you have been receiving mail from me . |
| 18 | So far we have been discussing behaviour within groups . |
| 19 | We have been drawing attention to the defects of the Labour party campaign , and I shall give just one example . |
| 20 | The question arises as to whether this is the result of their having fallen into apathy out of fear of repression and a belief that it is not possible to make progress ; or whether it is precisely because they have been making progress through existing channels that the militant challenge has withered . |
| 21 | Up until today they have been winning praise for the quality of their football but everything seemed to go wrong this afternoon . |