Example sentences of "they have been [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have been collecting goodies from all over the globe , with no trouble or expense spared , and have recently announced that they have just paid a world record price for a rather small amount of tea . |
| 2 | They have been collecting tins from their customers to help the needy in the Russian town of Kostroma , which is twinned with County Durham . |
| 3 | The difference is that they are now employed by the businesses to whom they have been supplying services for some time . ’ |
| 4 | Since they formed in Birmingham way back in 1978 , they have been leading players in the UK 's reggae movement , even if their sound has become rather commercial in recent years . |
| 5 | Q. I have two six-inch Temporales , which I bought as a pair when they were three inches long , and lately they have been showing signs of breeding , such as locking their jaws and tail slapping . |
| 6 | As an earnest of their firm intentions they have been consolidating flights in December , which is unprecedented . |
| 7 | They have been going hammer-and-tongs since last July and the tour of Namibia . |
| 8 | Indeed , French doctors believe that if left untreated ( and they have been treating women with cellulite for forty years ) it can lead to serious disorders such as arthritis . |