Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [been] [v-ing] on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | While Dutch administrators have been working on plans to transfer part of the former Daf into a new company known as New Daf , it is not yet known if the rescue package will help save jobs at the five Leyland Daf plants in Britain . |
2 | Members have been working on designs for an antipollution poster . |
3 | ‘ The criminals have been concentrating on sheds , outhouses and garages and taking bikes , lawnmowers and garden equipment , ’ the crime prevention officer at Antrim Road explained . |
4 | Police announced that youths posing as charity collectors have been knocking on doors in Liverpool asking for money for the James Bulger Appeal . |
5 | The shares have been soaring on hopes that the rate rises would go through , and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp is likely to get some of the local rate increases it is seeking , Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Junichiro Koizumi told Reuters : the company wants to raise rates across the board , but the hikes are likely to be granted only for pay telephones , not for households or businesses . |