Example sentences of "and have been [v-ing] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Light from some distant objects was emitted before the sun first shone , and has been making its way to mankind 's eyes throughout the history of the earth . |
| 2 | The Arab nations , it is clear , are overwhelmingly nationalist , not socialist , in their orientation , and the ideology which largely prevails , and has been increasing its influence among intellectuals and students as well as in other sections of the population , is that of Islam . |
| 3 | ‘ What I suspect is that someone has deliberately caused delays in delivery of leather and has been undercutting your father 's prices . ’ |
| 4 | A vice-president of the Huddersfield League , he had been active in promoting junior cricket in Huddersfield for over 40 years and had been organising their Joe Lumb sides since the competition started . |
| 5 | Still behind her , Luke had bent his head and had been murmuring his taunts close to one ear , while the strong arms he had bound about her waist were tightening securely , making her captivity a torment . |
| 6 | Owners Abroad , which runs Enterprise , Falcon , Martyn and SunMed , insisted that it was not following Thomson , and had been planning its own big reductions . |
| 7 | After her husband 's departure , Margaret had been feeling very miserable and frustrated , was having difficulty concentrating at work and had been avoiding her usual social contacts . |
| 8 | She 'd moved over into the makeup chair and had been studying her own face in the mirror . |
| 9 | She had been having fits of anger , and had been neglecting her children , I was told . |
| 10 | They supplied $3.4 billion of exports in a total trade of about $60 billion in 1987 , notably from Brazil , Mexico and Taiwan , and have been increasing their share as better systems of production and reliable supply have been introduced . |