Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [noun prp] have [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further south , the coastal merchants of west Africa had been trading with Europe for several centuries . |
| 2 | The comment concerned the standard of opposition Leeds have been facing during this unbeaten run and in particular the last match . |
| 3 | However , since 1970 the large cities and industrial towns in parts of South Wales have been losing rather than gaining people , as the traditional industries linked with mining and metal smelting have declined . |
| 4 | In fact the whole of SE Asia has been booming over this period . |
| 5 | He has lived in this pleasant suburb 45 years , entirely unaware that Kirk , Keef , Claptout and all of Led Zeppelin had been looking for him to apologise for stealing his songs and to pay him much-needed royalties . |
| 6 | Before he answered it she slipped in a question about the length of time Shildon had been working on the assignment . |