Example sentences of "[noun pl] have be [v-ing] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wetland cultivation during Classic Maya times has been attracting much archaeological attention in recent years . |
| 2 | Competition is cut-throat and it seems some of the designers have been taking some dodgy tabs ( or suffering from over-worked stress syndrome ) , as the high-top becomes more and more ridiculous . |
| 3 | Oh , crumbs , Leith thought , and , while knowing Rosemary to be a highly intelligent girl , had a most worrying feeling that her parents had been putting some hard groundwork in on the proposition that , once married , women were n't supposed to have friends ! |
| 4 | Neither he nor his partner was asked about family backgrounds , possible problems , or whether any of the children had been presenting any unusual symptoms . |
| 5 | ‘ It can not be denied that in the face of recession , publishers have been exploring all possible avenues for book sales . ’ |