Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [v-ing] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The princess has been calling on the skills of an astrologer in the region for the past three and a half years . |
| 2 | ‘ If someone has been living on the streets for a number of years he ca n't switch over to an organized life in a couple of days … it is too sudden . |
| 3 | Jim Cotterill and Lorrie Austin , who is obliged to play in a police match , are also out , but Andrew Kennedy , the Grammar schoolboy who has been piling on the runs , is available . |
| 4 | Jim Cotterill and Lorrie Austin , who is obliged to play in a police match , are also out , but Andrew Kennedy , the Grammar schoolboy who has been piling on the runs , is available . |
| 5 | Professor Mott , who has been working on the cancers of childhood for almost 20 years , is the new Professor of Paediatric Oncology . |
| 6 | For its part Thames Water welcomed the report , but spokesman Tom Curtin says the company 's been acting on the sorts of things it 's recommended for some time . |