Example sentences of "[conj] have [adv] been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my right hon. Friend join me in condemning the supermarkets that have recently been opening on Sundays ? |
| 2 | Unit-linked policies by and large have performed fairly well over the last few years and have consequently been growing in popularity . |
| 3 | Knuckle down to any jobs you 've been promising all and sundry to do , but have secretly been avoiding like the plague . |
| 4 | Actuaries have recently been considering the particular difficulties of calculating pensions valuations in divorce cases , but have also been looking at the much wider issues raised by the changing pattern of divorce and marriage . |
| 5 | The calculation of unemployment statistics is somewhat different in Australia , the United States , Canada and Japan where sample surveys are taken to estimate the total number of people who are without jobs but have actually been searching for work during the sample period . |