Example sentences of "[noun prp] have been [v-ing] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been suspected for some time that North Korea has been working on a nuclear device . |
| 2 | This week Tom has been living on a glass of water , half a cup of tea and just one small dinner a day . |
| 3 | Well we 're looking at a particular condition of the lung that affects patients in intensive care ; it 's a disease a bit like pneumonia , it 's called the adult respiratory distress syndrome , and it 's a disease that we believe is associated with a lot of fluid in the lung , and a compatriot of mine , Dr Young , and Dr McQuillam have been working on a research that er has asked the question — ‘ if we reduce the amount of fluid in the lung , do these patients get better and get better quicker ’ . |
| 4 | Quinn had been doodling on a pad . |
| 5 | Sony has been working on a new Walkman which allows you to watch films as you go around . |
| 6 | Over the last few months , SCOTVEC has been working on a series of extra additional assessments for the first batch of general SVQs , that is , for the awards in : |
| 7 | Members of an operational group at Statoil 's office in Forushagen have been working on a tender exercise with Lagos site office . |