Example sentences of "[noun prp] has been [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 We enclose a copy of this and we hope that you will find time to read it and see what CPRW has been up to during the past year .
2 Neil MacDonald has been out in Chile meeting the leaders of the fishing community …
3 My department 's equivalent of Inspector Morse has been on to the change-of-address problem .
4 Unfortunately Whelo has been out injured since the season 's start about breaking a bone in his foot against of all teams Milwall .
5 Munro has been out of rugby since his complex leg break in April , 1990 , an injury that forced him to drop out of Scotland 's tour to New Zealand that summer .
6 It is twice a car 's normal lifespan but that is how long the Jaguar XJS has been around .
7 Forty-five years later Erika Barnes has been back to the village , now a thriving community .
8 Sharpe has been down with a calf strain this week but he trained yesterday and does not look in danger .
9 He must have realised that Eva has been in .
10 Boro boss Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Bernie has been in and out and ca n't focus his mind properly with his contract looming up . ’
11 The development of the clay tile industry in England has been along peculiarly narrow lines , plain tile makers tending to grow up in isolation in the Midlands , and pantile makers emerging on Humberside .
12 Close friend the director of the Lord Taverners Patrick Shervington has been in to see him too , he got to know Leslie Crowther through the entertainer 's extensive charity work .
13 Bertie has been over to see us and has driven the car fitted with the engine management system he used in Donegal and the one that was fitted for the Ulster Rally .
14 Wilson , who made a quiet yet effective impact in the 2–0 midweek World Cup defeat of Latvia has been around in the game with spells at Derby County , Ipswich , Chelsea and his present club where he is happy but would consider a move to a higher grade of football if possible .
15 ‘ Lady Nugent-Scott has been up to her tricks again .
16 Chaka Khan has been around forever , and recently her trademark whoops and screams have sounded a little forced .
17 He thought and then said easily , " She was wondering whether there was a chance he might ask for a transfer now that Howarth has been in post a year .
18 Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic .
19 A simpler solution than electoral reform is to abandon the policies and attitudes which have barred Labour from power , which is what Mr Kinnock has been about .
20 Mo Johnston has been out of favour at Everton for some time .
21 ‘ A girl called Louise Stacey has been on to them , asking how she could contact you .
22 Ivor Jones has been out of work for six months .
23 Europe has been around for a few thousand years and to be the first European under ten seconds … well !
24 He 's been very helpful to you since Joanna has been out of action . ’
25 Meanwhile , Jegsy , who appears with comic John Hegley at the Everyman next Thursday has been up to his neck in work at the seaside .
26 Sun 's German users in particular are said to favour the Motif option , and IXI has been out testing the waters on both sides of the Atlantic over the last couple of weeks .
27 Al Mutahm has been off since springing a big surprise in a Group Three at Ascot back in April and this trip is probably a bare minimum for him over hurdles .
28 Almost half a century on , Harriet Ryley has been back to see what changes have taken place .
29 Shall we shall we count how many times Alex has been in and out of here saying he 's going home ?
30 Graham Townsend has been back at work for only 4 weeks .
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