Example sentences of "have been [prep] [v-ing] [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | However , the emphasis in the project so far has been on formulating these individual solutions rather than on co-ordinating them . |
| 2 | Accordingly , the major contribution of economics to policy over this period has been in providing some short-term corrections to economic activity whilst being able to do little to alter the long-term trend . |
| 3 | Had the disengagement happened in any other way , it would have been worth sending all his army , Normans included , crashing through the trees to clean them out while the fighting-power was still in them and Siward 's troops were disorganised by the sudden descent of the cavalry . |
| 4 | She stopped , embarrassed suddenly , looked down , realised with a start just how close she had been to revealing some parts of her life , her thoughts … |
| 5 | On the contrary , it only proved how deep rooted racism was and how successful the New Right had been in discrediting these initiatives . |
| 6 | But I saw , I went into town yesterday , have n't been into town and I saw er , I 'm just going up past the job centre I had to go to council about me money and I thought well I suppose I ought to make an effort and look in the job centre cos I , I ai n't done because I 've been in catering all the while |