Example sentences of "[conj] they have been [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The twelve select committees established by the Commons in December 1979 seem to have attracted enough criticism from the executive to suggest that they have been asking some pertinent questions , but their overall impact on policy has so far been slight . |
| 2 | So Iraq has now formally asked the Turks to shorten the cut-off period but the Turks reply that they have been releasing more water down the river and the Iraquis should have been able to build up stocks . |
| 3 | XYZ Foods are well-known for their pioneering work in the field of slimming foods and they have been researching this pack for the last year . |
| 4 | But they have been saying that for 20 years . |
| 5 | 50,000 children are admitted into hospital each year because they have been drinking harmful products . |
| 6 | As they have been fighting each other on much of it , any agreement to stop must represent progress . |