Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [verb] [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She calmly told me that the police had called round and that Nassim had been looking for me . |
| 2 | We can plausibly infer that crime has been increasing in the last two to three decades , presenting a problem for explanation and policy . |
| 3 | For a week now the person — or thing — in that study has been crying night and day for some special chemical powders . |
| 4 | This course has been experiencing a rising age profile in entrants and a particularly sharp increase in the over 35 age group . |
| 5 | Fortunately , some experience had been building up on the European continent , in Holland in particular , with DMUs which had very reliable and cost-effective engines and transmissions . |
| 6 | There are a number of problems caused by a protracted campaign — and arguably , this election has been going on since last autumn when everyone started wondering whether Major could pull it off . |
| 7 | This department has been running an experimental scheme called project . |
| 8 | This industry has been spending a great deal of money lobbying intensively in Brussels and Strasbourg to reduce restrictions of their trade . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A THOUSAND stalkers on the Scottish hills this winter have been shooting deer to keep their record numbers under control . |
| 11 | Ignoring Matilda , he turned to his son and said , ‘ I 'm always glad to buy a car when some fool has been crashing the gears so badly they 're all worn out and rattle like mad . |
| 12 | I 've got a bit of a conflict of interest here straightaway because the actual case that Roy is talking about is actually my brother and I at this moment have been complaining to the Lloyds Policy Unit in respect of erm this particular policy , because the company that was actually trading went into liquidation . |
| 13 | The length of this period has been declining , partly because people are choosing to have smaller families . |
| 14 | Roger Kelly , who coordinates its work explains : ‘ For 15 years this place has been going through a slow , organic evolution . |
| 15 | This group has been doubling resolving power of the SAM ( its ability to see detail ) every year since its invention , and the device can now surpass the resolution of the best optical instruments . |
| 16 | This microlight had been flying with the right wingtip set to maximum incidence , but with the left at one setting of reduced incidence from neutral . |
| 17 | Some people in this town have been saying things about me . |
| 18 | Apparently this person 's been going out all hours of the day and night . ’ |
| 19 | In the course of our investigation it turned out that this character had been lying low , wanted by Bristol CID on fraud charges . ’ |
| 20 | For the last 5 years , chemists in Gloucestershire which display this sign have been operating a needle exchange system . |
| 21 | You see , I refrain from outlining just what this gentleman has been saying to me — about you all . |
| 22 | This woman 's been coming from Holland every year for the last fourteen years |
| 23 | Our problem this season has been stopping them . |
| 24 | In the UK , this ideal has been eroding for some time and seems unlikely to survive the escalating costs of current treatments . |
| 25 | ‘ This magazine has been giving me a hard time . |
| 26 | This row , this argument had been brewing all season long . |
| 27 | The call came yesterday from Peter Seaman , the new president of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents , which this week has been holding its annual conference in Llandudno . |
| 28 | An informal group formed this week has been mobilising the support of cricket clubs throughout the island to stay away from the game . |
| 29 | It is hoped to achieve the 15% reduction in staffing by the employment of temporary staff as vacancies occur and this policy has been operating since 1 April 1992 . |
| 30 | This pattern has been changing ; there is a tendency now for girls to keep their babies , and over the last year or so girls have been sent there for a variety of other reasons , but essentially so that they can be assessed on their ability to care for their child . |