Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] been [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The farmers from this village own land in the Buffer Zone that has been lying fallow for fourteen years , but which is now being opened up . |
2 | Miaco were a well-known operator of DC-3s and other types out of the Island and had been overhauling radial piston engines as another facet of their business for over twenty years . |
3 | I heard myself saying the line that had been waiting ready for months : ‘ I think the time has come when you must go in . ’ |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Robyn 's mother , Vera Williams , of Wilton Village , who is now looking after Penny , said since her daughter had her baby she had suffered postnatal depression and had been taking various prescribed drugs . |
6 | The tank has an undergravel filter and a internal filter and has been running problem-free for about four months . |