Example sentences of "and [noun] [pron] [verb] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repeated doses of bad news from the front generated mounting criticism of government incompetence ; ministerial confidence was visibly shaken ; and discontent which had been smouldering for years burst into flame . |
| 2 | You may find you can develop this into tits and finches you have been watching . |
| 3 | Nevertheless the king had restored to government and policy-making an element of continuity and decision which had been lacking for many years . |
| 4 | It means the loss of hopes and plans which have been building up in the parents during the months of pregnancy . |
| 5 | With this firmly decided , she made her way up to change out of the trousers and sweater she had been wearing all that long day . |
| 6 | Today it is a tribute to the French architects and craftsmen who have been restoring it so faithfully ever since . |
| 7 | Source C " The impression left on the minds of those who heard the speech , after the first sensations of surprise had passed , was that the whole thing had been arranged long before and that , while in the Cabinet and committee they had been making panic stricken efforts to balance the budget , the whole business had been a humbug and make-believe . " |
| 8 | Should he have mentioned the strange symptoms and side-effects he had been observing in his own case ? |
| 9 | The forecast from Livorno has spoken of increasing winds and I laid out all the chain before we rowed ashore ( feeling curiously British and eccentric using oars among so many outboards ) for the pasta and wine we had been promising ourselves since mid-morning . |
| 10 | I knew that I was fearful of describing the girls I 'd met , because I did n't want to fall into the same traps and judgements we had been talking about ; on the other hand , I was not being totally honest in leaving out their descriptions , because in fact how they looked interested me very much . |
| 11 | ‘ The tourism infrastructure is there , with the new Tower Museum , the craft village and the new interpretive centre , as well as all the events and festivals which have been going on . |
| 12 | talk to the teacher and each other about the books and stories they have been reading or listening to ; |
| 13 | She too , in spite of the dances and concerts they had been attending lately , knew far fewer people at the station than Rose . |
| 14 | I 'd love to see the reaction once you finally turn the tables on an oppressive person or group and assert some of the strength and authority you 've been holding back . |
| 15 | Glancing over her shoulder she saw him fumbling frantically to hide the pencil and paper he had been using , and a moment later Jacques Devraux ducked under the hut 's front flap . |
| 16 | The towpath , covered with a build-up of earth and grass which had been accumulating since commercial traffic on the canal ceased in the 1930's , was cleared to a width of one metre for a distance of about half a mile . |
| 17 | Ramped Craft Logistic and mexeflote rafts had been arriving regularly throughout the night , continuing the build-up of vehicles and ammunition Which had been going on for the past two days . |
| 18 | Now rugby union 's league season is coming to the final fences … three games to go and there 's better news of Gloucester … the Cherry and Whites who 've been fighting off the threat of relegation all season won at Northampton on saturday and should be safe … |
| 19 | Public opinion in general is turning to a more natural approach both to the environment and to health as a reaction to the increasingly mechanized view of man and society which has been developing throughout the greater part of this century . |
| 20 | Never had anything been so well trumpeted to me ; surely there had been an element of hyperbole from so many colleagues and friends who had been going to the jamboree for years ? |
| 21 | From within the arena of armchairs and sofa he had been mirroring her progress about the room , two steps forward to the drinks trolley where she placed her glass , four steps to her eight over to the window , three back on her way to the door again . |
| 22 | It is magazines such as The Face , i-D , Blitz and Arena which have been engaging with football culture and have succumbed to the Latin promise of theatre , spectacle and carnival . |
| 23 | Drive around Cornwall during the winter months , and many of the cars and vans you see are sporting SAS window stickers — and they 're not all driven by young blond wave riders . |
| 24 | He was joined by Richard Van Allan as the Grand Inquisitor , and these two bass-baritones supplied the power and nobility which had been wanting . |
| 25 | Rain met people who had been avoiding her for months and others she had been dodging . |
| 26 | Mr Lewis warned judges and magistrates who have been jailing offenders at an unprecedented rate , that pushing the service too far and too fast would create what he called unacceptable risks . |
| 27 | Ever since TALK TALK turned their back on fame and fortune they 've been drifting ever further into their dark , ethereal musical underworld . |
| 28 | It was reported on Nov. 17. 1989 , that Sylvain Bamba , a former permanent under-secretary at the Ministry of the Interior and Justice who had been living in exile since 1963 , had announced the formation of an opposition Union for Congolese Democracy ( Union pour la démocratie congolaise — UDC ) , with himself as its chairman . |
| 29 | There were mill-owners in Bradford and Leeds who had been begging her for years to leave Old Ashfield and go to live with them in their fine houses . |