Example sentences of "mr [noun] has [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 2 | The most direct risk of an Arab exit is an Israeli entry : the very response that Mr Hussein has been hoping for . |
| 3 | Although Mr Lamont has been staying in the Imperial Hotel with the rest of the Cabinet , he has held most of the talks in more down-market hotels along the Promenade . |
| 4 | Mr Perelman has been talking to Shearson and its parent , American Express , about buying a 20 per cent shareholding in the broking business . |
| 5 | Mr Janner is MP for Leicester West , where Mr Egelstedt has been staying with Iain and Sue Baughan , who were toasting Mr Clarke . |
| 6 | Mr Portillo has been meeting with two leading Conservative Councillors from Oxfordshire to discuss the impact of the Poll Tax on the County . |
| 7 | Mr Tsongas has been thinking of reviving his campaign . |
| 8 | Mr Brandreth has been campaigning for the Army 's new pay and personnel centre to be located in Chester and he led two delegations from the city to see Mr Hanley 's predecessor , Archie Hamilton . |