Example sentences of "have [been] [v-ing] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we see we 've been saving the stamps so we had believe it or not |
| 2 | I mean I did ask you about the outstanding bills and loans whereas if we 'd 've been doing the thing properly we 'd 've gone through that |
| 3 | After that great 1000-page bout with Gary Gilmore in 1979 , Mailer has been displaying the typewriter equivalent of punchdrunkness . |
| 4 | As for Master Gates , he came home a war hero and has been enjoying the fruits of his fame ever since . ’ |
| 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 | Since the tragedy , the Swindon Bus Company has been ferrying the children across town . |
| 9 | Now , he finds people are beginning to be more open about their sexuality , and consequently he has been promoting the activities of the centre for sexual problems in Istanbul . |
| 10 | The Neon Tetra ( Paracheirodon innesi ) is one of the most popular aquarium fish and has been topping the charts since the 1930s . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But he has been learning the ropes since February with Liverpool Playhouse workshop . |
| 14 | Another disciple of Nostradamus , S. O. Letterman , has been throwing the pebbles in LA and finds the omens good . |
| 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 | For days Mr Hurd has been criticising the Israelis for the harsh treatment of the Palestinians , so it was only politic of the government here to invite him to the Yadvashim memorial to the Holocaust . |
| 17 | In policy areas ranging from mental illness to community nursing to staff development , the Welsh health service has been taking the plaudits . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Once again the Tufting Department at Lyle has been supporting the Strathcarron Hospice with continued generosity . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Mr Shahal , moreover , has been discussing the creation of a Palestinian police force for the West Bank and Gaza . |
| 23 | I mean , QP has been discussing the Accommodation Problem for the whole of my lifetime . |
| 24 | Throughout the winter and into the spring , the home-affairs committee of the House of Commons has been discussing the future of the levy . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Mr Berecz , on the other hand , has still not given up his seemingly futile struggle , and has been plaguing the congress with constant interruptions . |
| 27 | ( He has been addressing the problem rather more seriously since his wife succumbed after breakfast on her way down the gangplank . ) |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Has the minister indicated Madam Speaker , this is my point of order , whether or not he intends to come before the house to acknowledge the reality of the two tier system and to admit he has been misleading the house . |
| 30 | Dealers pointed the finger at Credit Lyonnais Laing , which has been chasing the stock for a fortnight and whose paper and packaging expert , Henry Poole , has spotted the company 's recovery potential , advising clients to get in quick . |