Example sentences of "[noun prp] has been [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off . |
| 2 | Tam Dalyell has been reading the second Brandt report |
| 3 | ‘ Baker has been carrying a strained abdomen for some time . |
| 4 | Britain 's Vivienne Westwood has been taking the historical fantasy tablets for some time . |
| 5 | It is in these past two weeks that Faldo has been putting the last pieces into place . |
| 6 | ‘ Between now and meeting Fergie and Andy , Johnny has been playing a double game . |
| 7 | Consultants told the paper that IBM has been dissecting the two most recent pre-release versions of NT at its Toronto labs to assess the time and money that would be required to do the implementation , and reckon a product could arrive at the turn of the year . |
| 8 | Consultants told the paper that IBM has been dissecting the two most recent pre-release versions of NT at its Toronto labs to assess the time and money that would be required to do the implementation , and reckon a product could arrive at the turn of the year . |
| 9 | Mr. Barnes has been attending the general committee meetings and all the members appreciate the interest , help and guidance he has given . |
| 10 | Karl Hammond has been reading the Royal Society 's report on risk |
| 11 | Eric Forth has been telling an international petroleum seminar in Dunstable that there 's no need to step in and limit the price rises . |
| 12 | China has been observing the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the first opium war . |
| 13 | Well I think no greater no other individual but Paddy Ashdown has been providing a healthy lead , but sadly it 's one where he 's been citing a a an approach to Bosnia one month . |
| 14 | One of the solictors acting for another trustee says that it appears Mrs Hilali has been living the good life . |
| 15 | Joe has been learning the great man 's speeches and studying his mannerisms , but does he really look likely Winston at all ? |
| 16 | During the last few years , Yugoslavia has been running a substantial surplus in its trade with the Soviet Union because , while there has been a sharp fall in the quantity of oil imported from the Soviet Union , as well as a fall in its price , the Yugoslavs have been unable to find other products worth buying from the Soviet Union . |
| 17 | The president himself has quashed rumours that Egypt has been pursuing an Arab peace initiative , and rejected the idea of any ceasefire until the Iraqis have promised to withdraw from Kuwait . |
| 18 | As you 've been reading this book God has been telling the Holy Spirit to make the bits that are especially important for you to stick in your mind . |
| 19 | Twenty eight year old Susan Magill has been trying a homoeopathic approach to help her improve her diet and lose weight . |
| 20 | Mr Kelloway has been developing a rear cross conveyor , which will allow two swathes to be combined in one row . |
| 21 | Neil Kinnock has been giving a major speech to the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool this afternoon . |
| 22 | Britain has been fighting a civil war for 20 years , and we all pretend it has n't . |
| 23 | MELVYN BRAGG has been having a busy year . |
| 24 | Patrick Faigenbaum has been immortalising the ancient noble families of Rome and Naples in cruel photographic portraits . |
| 25 | The RSCM has been offering a wide range of courses for many years , and there is a well-established pattern of deanery , archdeaconry or diocesan events and festivals in many places . |
| 26 | For several years weatherman Paul Damari has been operating an independent weather service for balloonists . |
| 27 | Charlton has been watching the teenage winger recently but England boss Graham Taylor has handed Froggatt an Under-21 debut in Spain tonight . |
| 28 | Peter Scudamore has been building a new future since his retirement . |
| 29 | Despite its poverty and its international isolation , Vietnam has been making a unique attempt to restore its tropical forest , one-fifth of which was lost in 20 years of war and its own mistakes . |
| 30 | For more than 20 years the IRA has been executing a horrendous campaign of genocide against the Protestant community , and in the names of the thousands of dead and injured I urge the Government to take the war to the terrorists . |