Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] have been [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My firm 's been seeking the backing of the Prince 's financial group , ’ he said , nodding towards the far side of the room , ‘ and — ’ |
| 2 | The Princess of Wales once told me that her husband had been watching the Miss World contest , which quite surprised me . |
| 3 | His family has been farming the same land for generations but this year he has sown no cereal crops and has not even bothered to string the hops in the hop gardens . |
| 4 | His family has been importing the machines from America since the nineteen forties . |
| 5 | Marriage breakdowns — if your partner has been paying the rent and leaves you , you may still be protected from eviction ; a solicitor will help . |