Example sentences of "have [adv] been [v-ing] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 68-year-old hero of the World War Two has still been fighting battles of his generation . |
| 2 | The Head Receptionist has recently been showing signs of some disquiet , however : he has invested in a home computer and has been rather tentatively advocating the advantages of word processing and computerized accounting . |
| 3 | The statistical study of style is a discipline which is still in its infancy , but has recently been showing signs of vigorous growth . |
| 4 | The photographer had obviously been studying portraits of Betty Grable and other film stars and was trying to be very artistic , with much back lighting and fluffing out of hair , and I must admit that my hair ( touching my shoulders , naturally ) , did look nice . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , ’ Simon said impatiently , ‘ so far there have only been passing mentions of me in the papers , but when I become famous the media interest will soar . |