Example sentences of "have [been] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us assume that agents have been flirting for a while with the use of the adaptive expectations mechanism but that , in the light of the persistent , systematic errors which this mechanism entails , they quickly abandon it . |
| 2 | If I have been fishing to the north of Fetlar , I sometimes take the ‘ inner route ’ back , a rather tortuous passage through the reefs and islets where navigation has to be pretty precise to avoid hitting hidden rocks . |
| 3 | For a number of years , my wife Ann and I have been fishing with a party of friends at Altnaharra . |
| 4 | The woman , who is married and lives in Formby , Sefton , said : ‘ I have been trying for a child for 19 years . |
| 5 | Naturally the next field in which to try out this half-truth was politics , where people have been trying since the time of Demosthenes to fool all of the people all of the time . |
| 6 | EVERYONE must be wondering what is happening on the Mid-Hants Railway , the ‘ Watercress Line ’ , having received the startling news from the pages of a contemporary magazine that volunteers have been resigning from the work force in substantial numbers . |
| 7 | We thank you for those who have ministered your word to the church of St Leonard 's during the weeks when we have been meeting in the School for the Deaf ; so we thank you for John , Alan and Emily , for the readers and for those chaplains and ministers who worship with us . |
| 8 | Wildlife groups such as the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) have been pushing for a ban on fishing , but have been strongly opposed by the fishing industry . |
| 9 | Since then they have regularly cleaned the slate and have been laying over the slate side by side . |
| 10 | The rescued badgers have been recuperating at the vale wildlife sanctuary near Evesham , along with 6 others which were the victims of road accidents . |
| 11 | Perhaps in an effort to justify this simplification , some instructors have been warning against the use of the rudder to stop the yaw if a wing drops at the stall . |
| 12 | F-one-eleven fighter bombers have been flying from the base for more than twenty years . |
| 13 | In recent years the currencies which have been participating within the E.R.M. have been remarkably stable within the system and it appears that the E.R.M. members benefited from enhanced policy creditability in the eyes of the foreign exchange markets . |
| 14 | This week William and his horse Chaka have been training with the rest of the British team at Badminton … back in the spring they enjoyed their finest hour here when they finished seventh in the annual championships … |
| 15 | Paul said : ‘ We have been training throughout the winter and are hoping to put on a good show for Scotland . |
| 16 | Members of the Courtaulds Coatings Cycling Club at Felling in the UK have been training throughout the winter , despite the challenges posed by the Northumbrian weather . |
| 17 | House prices in Greater London have been rising at a rate of around 15 to 18 per cent over the past couple of years . |
| 18 | Nitrate levels have been rising in the ground water in Nottinghamshire , certainly most of the bore-holes , for the last twenty or thirty years . |
| 19 | The badgers waiting to move in have been recouperating at the Vale Wildlife centre near Evesham . |
| 20 | Sir , — I have been puzzling over the purpose of P. Cowan 's ‘ Democracy ’ letter . |
| 21 | Doctors have been puzzling over the cause of acne for many years and trying to find a cure . |
| 22 | I have been communicating with the Minister since 1988 on that problem . |
| 23 | I HAVE been hearing of a move on at the moment which , if it spreads , could see us all getting our pay in pints . |
| 24 | How can England 's cricket bosses allow them to scoop all that money if their bowlers have been tampering with the ball ? |
| 25 | Toy soldier enthusiasts have been gathering at an auction to try and pick up some bargains . |
| 26 | 250 officers and men from the Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Engineers , already equipped with their familiar United Nations blue berets , have been gathering at the Army 's Air Movement Centre at South Cerney in Gloucestershire . |
| 27 | Dozens of street musicians have been competing for the title of Britain 's best busker . |
| 28 | Brewers have been competing for the title of Best British Beer at the industry 's own version of the Oscars . |
| 29 | Farmworkers have been competing for the title of Britain 's best ploughman , and a place in the world finals in New Zealand . |
| 30 | Dozens of disabled people have been taking to the water learning how to sail . |