Example sentences of "[noun] has [be] [v-ing] a " in BNC.

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1 Multi-processors seem to be the flavour of the day at the moment and IBM Corp has been promising a multi-processing addition to its RS/6000 line for some time , so it 's not too surprising that we hear it 'll announce one in around six weeks for delivery later in the year .
2 NCR Corp has been demonstrating an enhanced version of its Co-operation environment at UniForum in San Francisco , and says that it provides enhanced scalable , enterprise-wide support , including broadened server scalability ; enhanced desktop capabilities ; single point , local or remote , system administration ; access to object-based frameworks ; updated versions of all third-party components including Windows 3.1 and Hewlett-Packard Co 's NewWave 4.1 ; access to the Informix database ; and improved diary , mail and information access .
3 Microsoft Corp has been talking a little more about its planned Cairo — now called Windows Cairo — object-oriented operating system , and far from being a distant prospect , it looks as if it will come hard on the heels of Windows NT , with a professional developers ' kit available as soon as early next year according to the late Systems & Network Integration .
4 Two organisations have now managed to set up clearing facilities enabling them to dispense hard currency in Moscow : Credobank , a Moscow-based commercial bank , began offering cash advances to Visa card holders from early March and American Express has been offering a limited service to its card holders from its Moscow representative office ; Credobank has an on-line connection to a London clearing centre to check all cards — the connection was organised by Sprint Networks ; the bank also plans to offer cash service in some Moscow hotels .
5 SIR Edward du Cann has been walking a financial tightrope for so long that the only surprise is that it has taken him so long finally to fall off .
6 In the preceding part of the text , the writer has been describing a particular racehorse ( He ) which had been fitted with blinkers ( them ) for its previous race ( on that occasion ) .
7 Baker has been carrying a strained abdomen for some time .
8 This course has been experiencing a rising age profile in entrants and a particularly sharp increase in the over 35 age group .
9 Since September 1984 the University has been undertaking a major development plan at Magee , rapidly increasing student numbers and establishing a range of innovative , career-orientated courses with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship involving all faculties .
10 Since September 1984 the University has been undertaking a major development plan at Magee , rapidly increasing student numbers and establishing a range of innovative , career-orientated courses with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary scholarship involving all faculties .
11 Edinburgh University has been running a Media and Theological Education project since1986 to look at ways in which the media affect people 's perceptions of the world , themselves and God .
12 For over a year ‘ Maude 's ’ boiler has been undergoing a complete overhaul at a works in Cornwall at a cost of £70,000 , which included the installation of a new steel firebox .
13 The southern icy continent has been yielding a harvest of strange meteorites
14 It has been known for some time that the Inland Revenue has been taking a close interest in the marketing practices of livestock farmers in parts of Wales and the West Country .
15 One of the best known names in football has been teaching a group of schoolchildren some of the skills which took him to the top of the game .
16 This department has been running an experimental scheme called project .
17 This industry has been spending a great deal of money lobbying intensively in Brussels and Strasbourg to reduce restrictions of their trade .
18 Peer review has been having a hard time recently , while there is still widespread anger that the UGC 's devastating 1981 economies were resolved with little or no explanation of the philosophy behind them .
19 But let's not ignore the fact that , despite this , rock has been undergoing a certain process of feminisation over the last couple of years .
20 Milton Keynes has been running a befriender scheme where persistent offenders are looked after and advised by adults … it was working … but yesterday closed because of a shortage of cash …
21 ‘ Between now and meeting Fergie and Andy , Johnny has been playing a double game .
22 A spokesman said : ‘ We have no reason to believe the aircraft has been causing a problem .
23 Interim reporting has been attracting a great deal of attention over the past year .
24 For some time Rex has been conducting a correspondence with one of the brewers entirely in verse .
25 In the meantime , the Examination Committee has been investing a good deal of effort in communicating with tutors , students , and training organisations about what is being tested in the examinations , by , for example , issuing definitions and illustrations of the skills assessed .
26 Donald Gould has been digesting a report from the OHE
27 Kim Barnes has been taking a look at what went wrong , and at the hopes for the New Year .
28 Sir David Attenborough has been visiting a nature reserve to thank industrialists for helping to save a precious piece of the environment.He joined business sponsors who swopped their pinstripes for green wellies for the day .
29 UBS has been getting an average of one inquiry a day from small banks looking for a bigger uncle .
30 The 84-year-old Oscar-winner has been fighting a losing battle against failing sight for the past year .
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