Example sentences of "has [adv] been [v-ing] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prosecutors may feel that in serious cases of what has hitherto been threatening conduct under the Public Order Act 1936 , section 5 might be proceeded against as affrays . |
| 2 | Katharine Over has only been studying Japanese for a year , but she 's already considered good enough to act as an ambassador for Britain . |
| 3 | The Open Software Foundation has apparently been submitting Motif to X/Open Co Ltd on a regular six monthly basis over the last three or four years , sources are saying . |
| 4 | A main preoccupation of the laws of war has always been placing limits on the scope and ferocity of war : hence the large number of rules restricting the use of indiscriminate weapons ; and protecting neutrals , civilians and prisoners of war . |
| 5 | The 68-year-old hero of the World War Two has still been fighting battles of his generation . |
| 6 | Greg Harvey is not only the author of over 30 computer books , but has also been training people in the use of business software since 1983 . |
| 7 | The Group has also been seeking allies in Eastern Europe . |
| 8 | The Scottish Office has also been giving consideration to reforming school inspection teams , so that members of the public will always be involved . |
| 9 | Its SASOL plant has now been making oil from syn-gas using the Fischer-Tropsch process since 1955 . |
| 10 | The popular TV star , who first shot to fame with the children 's favourite Crackerjack , has even been swapping jokes with his doctors . |
| 11 | Christopher Robson ( countertenor ) has recently been electrifying audiences with his performances of Arsamenes in Xerxes at the English National Opera , and when he opens his mouth on this recording he may as well be plugging us all into the mains . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The statistical study of style is a discipline which is still in its infancy , but has recently been showing signs of vigorous growth . |
| 14 | A contributor to the Funeral Service Journal who declares himself to be ‘ a devoted and qualified embalmer and tutor ’ is a funeral director who has recently been giving advice to readers . |