Example sentences of "[noun sg] have been [v-ing] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is some four times faster than the 1mm per year or so at which global sea level has been rising this century . |
| 2 | The Secretary of State has been awaiting this advice for sometime . |
| 3 | One or another young kid has been watching this place since I left . |
| 4 | Violet Mapping had been running this massage parlour for five years . |
| 5 | Volunteers at the centre have been videoing this pair of kingfishers and so far it looks as though the experiment is a success . |
| 6 | The Edinburgh Green Belt Trust has been discussing this matter with its funding partners and it will be important for David Oldham to discuss the various views with the Urban Forestry Advisory Group . |
| 7 | Here , here , I second that on H on page thirty one very important one , the county council welcomes the recognition by the joint working party of the importance of meaningful support services to the elected members and the recomme recommendation that the Secretary of State should review and clarify the powers of local authorities to meet costs of services provided to members to enable them to carry out their duties as councillors Now the erm members appointments , appointments of member services sub have been discussing this issue and I would like to point out to members that we are not claiming the amount allowable for the paying members allowances we erm we 're way below the limit that 's allowable by the government Now before anyone say well what have you done about it ? |
| 8 | Yeah but but of course this chap has been doing this research in erm Bangladesh was n't it , I think ? |