Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] been [v-ing] on [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Batty , speaking on Leeds clubcall , said yesterday : ‘ The speculation has been going on now for a couple of years . |
| 2 | After all , evolution has been going on now for about four billion years as far as we know and there are n't very many long-lived organisms . |
| 3 | It seems this sort of thing 's been going on ever since the Romans colonized Sardinia and drove the indigenous population off the rich pasture in the lowlands up into the Barbagia . ’ |
| 4 | One of the major problems for us , whichever Party 's in in control , and I think if Councillor had gone to the press after this report was done and , rather than trying to score points and saying it 's all because it 's lack of Government cash , if he 'd appli if he 'd said , let's all get together on this , let's try and solve the problem , the problem 's been going on indefinitely , let's try and s , he might have gained more credibility . |
| 5 | ‘ What on earth 's been going on here , then ? ’ |