Example sentences of "[noun sg] been [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Open Spaces Society , which is by far our oldest environmental pressure body has for more than half a century been encouraging the continuance of the ancient practice of Beating the Bounds by parish and community councils and local groups . |
| 2 | And just how long had Janine been beating the child ? |
| 3 | Other satellite services have for some time been offering a kind of one-sided videoconferencing facility . |
| 4 | The AHA had in fact been debating the issue of the future of the hospital for some years . |
| 5 | Bruce had in fact been contemplating a withdrawal to the hills rather than risk a head-on clash with forces which so visibly outnumbered his own . |