Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | Menlo Park , California start-up , Wide Area Information Servers Inc , has productised some network publishing software for Unix servers that has been testing up on Internet for the last two years : WAIS Server and Workstation for Unix cost from $10,000 to $50,000. +1 415 617 0444 . |
| 4 | The representatives of nations and organizations that had been preserving a cautious neutrality now swelled the flock , gabbling about friendly relations and mutual benefit . |
| 5 | The black eyes that had been sparkling with good humour a moment before had become hard , almost angry . |
| 6 | ‘ Look , I 'm responsible for those rumors that have been circulating about you and damaging your reputation . |
| 7 | One of the shops that 's been selling Rave is the O-H-M clothing store in Gloucester . |
| 8 | Voices that had been chattering away at you all your life . |
| 9 | ‘ Was the rehearsal a success ? ’ she asked stiltedly , still plagued by the doubts that had been besetting her ever since leaving Gavin . |
| 10 | They had already become British subjects and had been trading in corn from the United States of America and morocco to Madeira . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | ‘ We have been very very supportive of the exchange and all the operations that have been going on . |
| 14 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , if I do , I 've chosen a pretty safe place to do it in , I think , ’ she responded tenderly , exploring the commanding contours of his face with fingers that had been aching to do this for months . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Golden shares will prevent the French water companies that have been investing in the British water industry from bidding outright for five years . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ Some of the lads had been feeling it and this gave them the chance to pay some of the bills that had been piling up . |
| 24 | By 1975 local expenditure represented over 20 per cent of GNP in Scandinavian countries and had been increasing substantially in other parts of Europe ( Newton 1980:8 — 9 ) . |
| 25 | I 'd had them sussed for ages and had been encouraging them to articulate their growing awareness of their lesbianism . |
| 26 | 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 ? |
| 27 | Slow pea harvesting may boost prices by using up stocks that have been depressing the market |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | All these workshops that have been going on that we have n't been to . |
| 30 | Potted primulas and other plants that have been standing in frames can be brought into the greenhouse now . |