Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that great 1000-page bout with Gary Gilmore in 1979 , Mailer has been displaying the typewriter equivalent of punchdrunkness . |
| 2 | One of the most fearsome figures on television has been entertaining an army of his young fans here in the region . |
| 3 | The style of the Victorian era has been enjoying a revival , first with the conservatory and now reproduction cloches . |
| 4 | One of the largest Polish communities in Britain has been enjoying a style of dancing seldom seen outside its homeland . |
| 5 | One of Britain 's most popular athletes has been sharing the secret of his success with a group of schoolchildren . |
| 6 | But since mid-September , Klensch has been sharing the spotlight in CNN 's new Style programme , co-hosted by Christie Brinkley . |
| 7 | The North Country Continental , latterly known simply as the boat train , has been connecting the north west with East Anglia for years . |
| 8 | Safety Officer , Dave Johnson , who has been promoting a number of initiatives , commented : ‘ It reflects the workforce 's commitment to better safety standards . ’ |
| 9 | A former inmate at Gloucester jail has been telling a jury how a senior prison officer beat him across the back . |
| 10 | A man has been telling a court how he tried to save the life of his brother . |
| 11 | A beautician has been telling a court she thinks Olympic javelin thrower , Tessa Sanderson , is a bitch for stealing her husband . |
| 12 | Sedgefield Tory candidate Nick Jopling whose father Michael has long occupied a safe seat at Westminster has been telling the Diary the poignant story of the lowest point of his life . |
| 13 | Although it has been telling the world how successfully it has recovered , Unisys Corp made clear at the annual meeting last week just how parlous the company 's condition remains . |
| 14 | A Nottingham police inspector has been telling an inquest about the last time he saw his teenage daughter alive . |
| 15 | This gulf is shown most dramatically in the surprise ending , which obliges us to re-evaluate our reading of the novel by revealing that the anonymous , timid and sensitive lad who has been narrating the story of his early life in the first person is none other than Jaguar , the aggressive bully we have seen ruling the roost in the school . |
| 16 | In the latest in our occasional series , Inside the Globe , Wesley Smith has been taking a look behind the scenes at the Weather Department . |
| 17 | Kim Barnes has been taking a look at what went wrong , and at the hopes for the New Year . |
| 18 | Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd has been taking a break from the Bosnian crisis , to tackle less troubled waters closer to home . |
| 19 | The government , in an effort to tighten the grip on Gen Aoun , dismissed Lebanon 's ambassador to the US , Mr Abdallah Bouhabib , who has been supporting the general 's policies for more than 15 months . |
| 20 | Mr Davidson , the Labour MP for Govan who was until recently Strathclyde 's education chairman , has been supporting the ballot tactic employed by parents of St Gerard 's , one of the three RC secondaries threatened with closure on the city 's south side . |
| 21 | Once again the Tufting Department at Lyle has been supporting the Strathcarron Hospice with continued generosity . |
| 22 | John de Menil conceived the idea of a catalogue raisonné of the artist 's work then and asked David Sylvester to be its editor ; the Foundation has been supporting the project ever since . |
| 23 | Mr Shahal , moreover , has been discussing the creation of a Palestinian police force for the West Bank and Gaza . |
| 24 | I mean , QP has been discussing the Accommodation Problem for the whole of my lifetime . |
| 25 | Throughout the winter and into the spring , the home-affairs committee of the House of Commons has been discussing the future of the levy . |
| 26 | If a pet cat has access to the garage where someone has been filling the car 's radiator system with antifreeze at the onset of winter , the animal may see a small puddle on the garage floor , where some has spilled . |
| 27 | Mr Berecz , on the other hand , has still not given up his seemingly futile struggle , and has been plaguing the congress with constant interruptions . |
| 28 | SCOTVEC has been addressing a number of issues including : |
| 29 | ( He has been addressing the problem rather more seriously since his wife succumbed after breakfast on her way down the gangplank . ) |
| 30 | Steve Ward , Branch Manager of West Hoathly has been managing the business since the acquisition and has been introducing the ‘ Rentokil way of doing things ’ into the new business . |