Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] be [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike Rowbottom has been looking at the history of this remarkable experiment in Christian co-operation . |
| 2 | Such a lightning-spattered ending is found , for example , in Passionate Summer ( 1958 ) , where for most of the film the schoolteacher on a Caribbean Island has been keeping at bay the emotions directed towards him by a troubled pupil , the headmaster 's wife and an air hostess . |
| 3 | In its efforts to raise revenue to pay off the debt , Maxxam has been logging at twice the usual rate . |
| 4 | Frances has been working at Ashworth for the last four years . |
| 5 | Our Political Editor Peter Hayes has been looking at Labour 's week in Brighton . |
| 6 | At the University of Ghana , Dr Samuel Sefa-Dedeh has been looking at ways of increasing the productivity of grain legumes in the tropics . |
| 7 | Ron Coatman has been working at the pool for 26 years . |
| 8 | Daphne Hereward has been teaching at the Ghana Empire school in Accra since 1977 after a career devoted to classical and archaeological studies and teaching , in both university and school . |
| 9 | Petula has been living at her London home this year while Claude has stayed in Geneva . |
| 10 | Derek has been working at capturing the flavour of the Norfolk Black — but in a bigger-breasted bird . |
| 11 | Ron Roddan has been coaching at his club , Thames Valley Harriers , for twenty-nine years , first at the Alperton track in north-west London and later at the West London Stadium . |
| 12 | Charles has been living at Highgrove and Diana has been based at Kensington Palace . |
| 13 | Our environment reporter Harriet Ryley has been looking at the changing attitude to what we throw away and how we deal with it . |
| 14 | Bet bloody Matt 's been getting at him probably knew the camera had caught him looking shit-scared . |
| 15 | In the last of her special reports on child friendly Scotland , Alison MacDonald 's been looking at how we 're doing on providing the basics like nursery places . |