Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] has been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A computer retailer has been operating for three years under the name of " COMPUTER EQUIPMENT SALES " and has a chain of stores in the South of England . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that GP fund-holding has been proving successful and has been extending quite dramatically . |
| 3 | If you think that Toronto vertical market turnkey systems integrator Geac Computer Corp has been making rather a lot of acquisitions of late , well you ai n't seen nothing yet . |
| 4 | Since the publication of ‘ Education for Self-Reliance ’ , the process of transforming these goals into curriculum plans and curriculum practice has been taking place , somewhat languidly at first , but with increasing momentum . |
| 5 | The UK car component industry has been undergoing severe contraction owing to the rationalisation strategies of UK assemblers and the increasing tendency for foreign-owned assemblers to supply the market through imports . |
| 6 | The building industry has been cashing in by providing sheltered housing schemes for elderly people , there is a whole holiday industry built around holidays for the elderly and more and more private nursing homes are springing up . |
| 7 | But despite this and the fact that Brazil 's President Fernando Collor de Mello strongly supports the concept of the park opposition has been gathering force . |
| 8 | Labour turnover has been increasing , especially in the accommodation department and ( more recently ) in the restaurant , with a disturbing 20 per cent rise in accidents in housekeeping and the restaurant . |
| 9 | A woman who tried to take over Swindon Town Football Club has been giving evidence against the former manager Lou Macari , who 's on trial for tax fraud . |
| 10 | A government anti- hooligan committee has been sitting with the Football Association ; they 've drawn up a great body of information collated by the police football intelligence unit based in London . |
| 11 | The Scottish Churches Christian Aid Committee has been investigating and has had a helpful meeting with a senior representative of the Association of Chief Police Offices ( Scotland ) ( ACPO ) . |
| 12 | The British Refugee Council has been working with and providing services to refugees in Britain since 1981 . |
| 13 | While crime overall has been increasing , it must be emphasized that both the reality and the fear of victimization are considerably greater in some areas than others . |
| 14 | For years the International Stock Exchange has been attempting to reduce the flow of paper on share transactions through the evolution of a computerised system known as Taurus . |
| 15 | A holding camp designed for 480 boat people has been brimming with more than 1,000 . |
| 16 | The maintenance staff has been working 18-hour shifts to bring the hospital into full operation . |
| 17 | That game proved to be the turning point in the club 's fortunes , and although there have been too many false dawns already in a thus far unsuccessful return , maybe last night 's victory is the break Kendall has been waiting for . |
| 18 | One of the world 's top snooker players has been gracing an unlikely stage . |
| 19 | The man who designed Princess Diana 's wedding dress has been presenting a school fashion show . |
| 20 | Since the beginning of this year Mr Chatichai Choonhavan 's coalition government has been agonising over whether General Chaovalit Yongchaiyudh will resign as commander-in-chief of Thailand 's armed forces . |
| 21 | The Administration Centre has been expanding over this first year . |
| 22 | WHILE the North Wales Coast mainline has been claiming the headlines as far as steam operations have been concerned the other coastal route , the Cambrian , provided some memorable moments as well . |
| 23 | In the pilot 's seat Bill has been listening to the conversation behind him . |
| 24 | The golfing world has been expecting great things from Norman for years . |
| 25 | For the reasons explained above , the interest in script recognition systems has been expanding in recent years . |
| 26 | A mobile eye screening unit has been operating in Tayside since 1990 . |
| 27 | The University of Kent Personal Social Services Research Unit has been carrying out research on outcomes and costs for a number of years . |
| 28 | It feels good under the hand and as this kind of neck joint has been cropping up more and more frequently on other models , I get the impression that we 're probably looking at another future industry standard . |
| 29 | Stella Clayton , Office Administrator at Hygiene Leeds has been informing staff and clients for months that she was going swimming with Freddy . |
| 30 | The mail bag has been bulging with budget priced rereleases of old C64 games again this month and , as ever you can rely on us to sort out the wheat from the chaff , the men from the boys and totally t'riffic from the turkeys ! |