Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since these results are obtained in animals that have been living in a normal environment , they mean that the clock originates , at least in these animals , from an abnormal ‘ internal ’ structure , the chromosome . |
| 2 | The tastiest lamb comes from animals that have been grazing , but are not yet fully grown — about 10 months old . |
| 3 | His conqueror , by 15-9 , 12-15 , 15-9 , 8-15 , 15-13 was Australia 's Chris Dittmar and his tiredness was also partly caused by the extra pounds of weight that have been expanding around his middle in recent months . |
| 4 | ‘ Look , I 'm responsible for those rumors that have been circulating about you and damaging your reputation . |
| 5 | Anti-terrorist squad officers have been on maximum alert for several months and have been expecting ‘ a spectacular ’ IRA bomb in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 6 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 7 | ‘ We have been very very supportive of the exchange and all the operations that have been going on . |
| 8 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 9 | The decision was made last week at a planning process review the COSE people and the Open Software Foundation held April 7 at X/Open offices in Menlo Park , California , one of many meetings that have been taking place lately . |
| 10 | The decision was made last week at a planning process review the COSE people and the Open Software Foundation held on April 7 at the X/Open offices in Menlo Park , California , one of many meetings that have been taking place lately . |
| 11 | Meantime , do n't throw away the sloes that have been steeping in the gin ; use them instead to make a wicked fruit pie with the bitter taste of sloe sweetened by the addition of sugar . |
| 12 | While everyone was careful to avoid the word ‘ black ’ in their statements , the fact remains that the ‘ minority ’ workshop , which was overseen by one Ramona Edelin of the National Urban Coalition , an urban action organisation founded in 1967 , was really a reflection on the efforts of some of the black inspired programmes that have been running for years in America . |
| 13 | Whether you have just moved into a new home or have been living in the same place for years the main thing is that you are alone and you must make your home your pride , your joy , your sanctuary . |
| 14 | Because of the selective nature of migration , areas that have been growing rapidly tend to have very different population profiles from those that have been declining , the latter generally having below-average representations of young families , owner-occupiers and high-income professionals . |
| 15 | Golden shares will prevent the French water companies that have been investing in the British water industry from bidding outright for five years . |
| 16 | However , according to Zakrewski the government has ruled that the duty-free import quotas will only be divided up among home-grown or foreign companies that have been assembling in Poland for two years , while other firms will face levies at the old rates . |
| 17 | Nor does it rely principally on my experience in classrooms , though I have been , briefly , a secondary schoolteacher and have been visiting schools and working with young people in a variety of ways on and off for the last sixteen years . |
| 18 | erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ? |
| 19 | Slow pea harvesting may boost prices by using up stocks that have been depressing the market |
| 20 | Among the host of popular classes that have been running for several years — upholstery , art , body conditioning , keep fit , body talk , jazz dance , electronic organ , and two levels of French — there are also the more recent additions of appreciation of poetry , yoga for beginners and dressmaking . |
| 21 | All these workshops that have been going on that we have n't been to . |
| 22 | Potted primulas and other plants that have been standing in frames can be brought into the greenhouse now . |
| 23 | Although this written account is extremely tenuous , patient archaeological excavations that have been going on for many years on Santorin are beginning to reveal a story to rival that of Pompeii . |
| 24 | They are part of a BMS Action Team and have been working for six months of mission in France . |
| 25 | The fact we have got a good track record and have been serving the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries for some time means we can get work but we have to cut our margins . |
| 26 | In brief , the four regions of the South have been absorbing all the ( admittedly rather limited ) national increase in population and have been pulling in people from the rest of Britain . |
| 27 | The Labour party cloaks under expressions such as ’ attack on civil rights ’ the fact that such people have not registered for the tax and have been indulging in tax avoidance , a practice for which the Labour party still shows some sympathy . |
| 28 | NEEDLE Gun and Boloardo have the credentials and have been working well enough this Spring to land a Kempton double today for the Clive Brittain-Michael Roberts combination ( writes our Newmarket correspondent ) . |
| 29 | Thus the expedition is neatly manipulated to include many of the requirements of the national curriculum : ‘ We are very keen to make sure that we do n't lose all the good things that have been going on in schools , ’ she says . |
| 30 | Right , I just thought the Chair would like to thank Councillor for the immense amount of work I know that he 's been putting in over certain things that have been going on lately and I now take councillors ' questions if any of you got any for me . |