Example sentences of "have [been] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cavaliers and Roundheads have been stocking up for another season , re-enacting the English Civil War . |
| 2 | In fact , women have been speaking out on this issue for some time — among them Sue Cavanagh , co-author of a report on women 's loos published by the Women 's Design Service . |
| 3 | As most people in South Africa know , they have been living apart for some while — ostensibly on security grounds . |
| 4 | Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’ |
| 5 | Oh , I have been looking forward to this evening … ’ |
| 6 | It so happens Kelly and I have been looking forward to this weekend , and I guarantee that men will play no part in it at all . ’ |
| 7 | For 15 years the basic state pension has been uprated in line with prices , not earnings ; as a result , the living standards of the poorest old people have been drifting down against those of people in work . |
| 8 | Public expenditure generally , and expenditure on social services in particular , have been growing rapidly in this century . |
| 9 | Comfort may be taken from the fact that elements of the system have been working successfully in many LEAs . |
| 10 | I have been waiting only for that so that I might go . ’ |
| 11 | I was stuck in hospital for three weeks and since then have been shuffling around behind that thing . ’ |
| 12 | Although this written account is extremely tenuous , patient archaeological excavations that have been going on for many years on Santorin are beginning to reveal a story to rival that of Pompeii . |
| 13 | Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion , nuclear safety and the environment . |
| 14 | Since then , various voluntary groups throughout the campus , the UK and abroad have come forward with names and addresses of active alumni , some of whom have been networking enthusiastically for many years outwith the official organisation of either the Graduates Association of the University . |