Example sentences of "[conj] have [been] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The company launched a a direct VAX-to-Alpha binary translator last November and has been shipping an R-series-to-Alpha translator for the last three months .
2 The company launched a direct VAX-to-Alpha binary translator last November and has been shipping an R-series-to-Alpha translator for the last three months .
3 The Open Software Foundation is trying to figure out how to import object orientation into its Distributed Computing Environment , but is having trouble getting a handle on it , although part of its problem is thought to be attitudinal : it desperately needs an architectural and communications model and has been doing a lot of talking with the Object Management Group but it 's reportedly still just that , talk .
4 Latterly he had been involved in eel fishing and had been seeking a place to keep his eels alive and fresh .
5 ‘ He had no convictions prior to this incident and had been driving a car since 1957 . ’
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