Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [Wh det] have be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repeated doses of bad news from the front generated mounting criticism of government incompetence ; ministerial confidence was visibly shaken ; and discontent which had been smouldering for years burst into flame . |
| 2 | Nevertheless the king had restored to government and policy-making an element of continuity and decision which had been lacking for many years . |
| 3 | The towpath , covered with a build-up of earth and grass which had been accumulating since commercial traffic on the canal ceased in the 1930's , was cleared to a width of one metre for a distance of about half a mile . |
| 4 | Ramped Craft Logistic and mexeflote rafts had been arriving regularly throughout the night , continuing the build-up of vehicles and ammunition Which had been going on for the past two days . |
| 5 | Public opinion in general is turning to a more natural approach both to the environment and to health as a reaction to the increasingly mechanized view of man and society which has been developing throughout the greater part of this century . |
| 6 | He was joined by Richard Van Allan as the Grand Inquisitor , and these two bass-baritones supplied the power and nobility which had been wanting . |