Example sentences of "[verb] be [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this has been leaking for some time then the transfer box is probably low on oil . |
| 2 | March 17th is my traditional early chiffchaff date and although a journey south to Poole and a short time near possible sites on that day , yielded no hearing of the bird , one has been singing in this garden today . |
| 3 | The Administration Centre has been expanding over this first year . |
| 4 | Mr. Bill Walker : The Hon. Gentleman will be aware that since its inception the SDA has been investing in this way throughout Scotland and in companies . |
| 5 | Then the eggs the queen has been laying in such abundance begin to hatch into small grubs . |
| 6 | It is clear that he has been speaking for some time . |
| 7 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman is aware of the fact that unemployment has been rising in most European Community countries and that it is higher than it was a year ago in every EFTA and G7 country . |
| 8 | Within the major firms this stock has been rising in some cases at over 20% per annum , and has proved to be a very good investment in spite of not being on the market . |
| 9 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 10 | Brian Clough has been trying for several weeks to recapture the man he sees as a key player in his fight to lift Forest off the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 11 | In his search he was aided by a number of new roads which the Mexican government has been building in this area to open up new regions to cultivation . |
| 12 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 13 | ‘ You ca n't imagine , ’ she choked , ‘ the hell that girl has been goin' through these last few months . |
| 14 | In fact the whole of SE Asia has been booming over this period . |
| 15 | Ferrin , the Northern Ireland 10,000 metres champion , has been impressing in half marathons recently and although he only finished third at Ballyclare he has the pedigree to sustain a challenge from early in the race . |
| 16 | Margaret has been teaching in that particular home for five years . |
| 17 | CINOA , as international union of national associations of art dealers has been dealing with these issues for quite some time , albeit with modest success . |
| 18 | The day , the expenditure of emotion — the oyster knife he has been inserting into these women 's lives — have tired him . |
| 19 | I am deeply interested in the row that has been brewing for some time in the heat of the nuclear arms debate , and not only because the key figure is a friend of mine . |
| 20 | Work towards this goal has been progressing for some time , culminating in a public launch at a major conference , held in the Forum Hotel , Glasgow on 23 October , 1989 . |
| 21 | It is tough on criminals and supportive of police , and it has been languishing in these hallowed halls for years now . " |
| 22 | Before it stretches USL 's congested expressway , or OSF 's traffic-free route , SCO has been meeting with both outfits and is mulling the prospects of either journey . |
| 23 | While fashion magazines announce that longer skirts are in style , the princess has again appeared in the multi-coloured striped skirt she has been wearing for more than a year . |
| 24 | He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller . |
| 25 | Unigram 's Tokyo bureau has been looking at some of the research work being developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co at its Tokyo Information and Communications Research Laboratory . |
| 26 | My wife has been looking at some furniture catalogues and tells me we would need about £1000 per chair . |
| 27 | SUNDAY LIFE has been looking at some of the Irish people and places which get a mention in the 1993 edition of the Guinness Book of Records . |
| 28 | The thing is , he has been using for such a long time . |
| 29 | The zoo is now considering a number of proposals which includes one submitted by the staff and another by New Zoo Developments Ltd. along with an in-house plan which the Society has been developing for some time . |
| 30 | Since the department since the regional office has been suggesting for some time , or throughout the entire process of this structure plan alteration , that erm an exceptions policy should be considered by the erm county council , I think it would be consistent that we would anticipate the panel could reach a conclusion on the inclusion of the major exceptions policy as part of this alteration . |