Example sentences of "[conj] have been [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the corporate-finance deals that had been generating big bucks for Wall Street 's investment bankers were starting to dry up . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The Government needs to find extra money from somewhere and has been considering all sorts of options . |
| 4 | I know that Chris Harris is anxious to discuss the matter , and has been exploring various angles with the Scottish Officer and the Commission . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ You have to remember they are the current league champions and had been training three nights a week . |
| 7 | ‘ He joined the RAF when he was 17 and had been flying 35 years . |
| 8 | 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 . |