Example sentences of "has been [v-ing] [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first public appearance for Caroline , who has been learning to belly dance for about eight months . |
| 2 | Both sides have agreed in principle to a referendum on the future of the territory , and the United Nations has been trying to achieve agreement on its details but , despite concessions by Polisario , little progress has been made . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sorry miss , but the station has been trying to get hold of you for several days , ’ he interrupted . |
| 4 | E. The Government has been trying to help people in these country areas , particularly in the north . |
| 5 | ICI has been trying to develop substitutes for halons 1211 and 1301 , but as yet none of the agents under trial match their performance . |
| 6 | This group has been doubling resolving power of the SAM ( its ability to see detail ) every year since its invention , and the device can now surpass the resolution of the best optical instruments . |
| 7 | Colombian and other diplomats at the Organisation of American States were furious at the legalistic wranglings the US delegation has been using to buy time at the OAS meetings in Washington . |
| 8 | Meanwhile fears were growing that the sect has been attempting to recruit followers in Ireland . |
| 9 | The company has been making tuning devices for over thirty years and the R450 is the latest in their product line . |