Example sentences of "and have been [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 29-year-old has been suffering from the problem for several weeks , and has been undergoing regular physiotherapy treatment . |
| 2 | The former Villa player sustained the injury in a European tie against Panathanikos recently and has been undergoing intensive treatment . |
| 3 | The Government needs to find extra money from somewhere and has been considering all sorts of options . |
| 4 | I know that Chris Harris is anxious to discuss the matter , and has been exploring various angles with the Scottish Officer and the Commission . |
| 5 | One big star , Billy Ray Cyrus , was invented by the marketing men last year and has been playing more or less bubblegum pop . |
| 6 | The tank has an undergravel filter and a internal filter and has been running problem-free for about four months . |
| 7 | Regularly , at least one day a week , he goes to one of a few chosen locations to shoot a roll of film and has been doing this now for several years and so has built up a record of places such as Trafalgar Square , Westminster Bridge and the South Bank in London . |
| 8 | Regularly , a least one day a week , he goes to one of a few chosen locations to shoot a roll of film and has been doing this now for several years and so has built up a record of places such as Trafalgar Square , Westminster Bridge and the South Bank in London . |
| 9 | To be eligible for the study women had to be white , British , married , aged 25–39 years , and to have been taking oral contraceptives for at least five months , or using a diaphragm or intrauterine device for at least five months without previous exposure to oral contraceptives . |
| 10 | Robyn 's mother , Vera Williams , of Wilton Village , who is now looking after Penny , said since her daughter had her baby she had suffered postnatal depression and had been taking various prescribed drugs . |
| 11 | ‘ You have to remember they are the current league champions and had been training three nights a week . |
| 12 | He had not been eating properly and had been drinking more than usual . |
| 13 | ‘ He joined the RAF when he was 17 and had been flying 35 years . |
| 14 | Miaco were a well-known operator of DC-3s and other types out of the Island and had been overhauling radial piston engines as another facet of their business for over twenty years . |
| 15 | My boyfriend and I are both 24 and have been seeing each other for three years . |
| 16 | While many politicians have only recently seen their green light many diesel engine manufacturers have looked further ahead , and have been developing cleaner engines , principally in response to stringent American legislation . |
| 17 | It looks a bit chilly , and a team of balloonists have been feeling rather chilly today and have been spending most of the day in a fridge . |