Example sentences of "what [vb -s] been going [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Now may be the time they are willing to tell you what has been going on .
2 The move is symbolic of what has been going on at H&C since George Paul , the chief executive , took over two years ago .
3 It would seem that the birth of Isaac has made all the difference , and might hold the clue to our question about what has been going on .
4 We must stop , as we stopped at the end of the story of the binding of Isaac , that other story about God bringing a bearer of his promises to the brink of death , and ask more about what has been going on .
5 He said : My impression is that what has been going on over a period of years has come from , or been led by , a small mafia group of MI5 who have contacts outside in one or two sections of the press , and a few self-appointed private enterprise security agents .
6 Answering this kind of question will inevitably involve you in a certain amount of guesswork , because you ca n't know for certain what has been going on , but some assumptions are more likely than others .
7 ‘ If so , perhaps you can tell me what has been going on up at the Hall that has made Miss Hatherby stop your lessons . ’
8 People have known for some time what has been going on , and I 'm surprised it has taken this long to come out into the open .
9 This time the army has gone out of its way to make it clear , publicly , that it has no views on what has been going on .
10 ‘ Doctor , what has been going on ? ’
11 This brief outline gives some idea of what has been going on and where we have got to , a brief outline of the key tasks , and the progress made on these .
12 However let us turn to what has been going on in Mid-Wales : —
13 Although all of us are deeply concerned to know precisely what happened in East Timor , will she bear it in mind that , since Indonesia took over East Timor a few years ago , there has been considerable development of the infrastructure in that country , and that , although no one condones that massacre , we must know what has been going on before we adopt the language that we heard from the Labour party ?
14 ‘ It reinforces and give practice to what has been going on during the day , ’ he says .
15 Harriet Harman , shadow Treasury chief secretary , said : ‘ The last thing the country needs at the moment is a dogfight in the Cabinet and that is what has been going on . ’
16 What 's been going on , then ? ’ asked Simon .
17 ‘ I 've got a good idea what 's been going on . ’
18 They tell us what 's been happening on the unit that we 're going to be working on , so that we know what 's been going on for the morning . ’
19 Maybe we can beat the interference ; get more information on what 's been going on out here . ’
20 What 's been going on ?
21 My people ca n't afford to let it be known what 's been going on here . ’
22 Lamb said : ‘ We are aware of what 's been going on in India and obviously things are not as rosey as we would have liked , but we all hope the conflict will die down .
23 Arms akimbo , her face still white under her heavy makeup , she snarled : ‘ Will one of you please explain what 's been going on behind my back ? ’
24 Royal , who looks like a bit he 's been carved out of rock , warned of what will happen if we follow in the wake of what 's been going on in the States .
25 I think you 'd better tell me exactly what 's been going on here . ’
26 When the coffee is poured and steam is rising from the mugs I invite Rufus to bring the rest of his guys into the bedroom so they can hear what 's been going on .
27 So I 'm staying in Venice to find out for myself what 's been going on . ’
28 It 's created senior executives in water , gas and electricity , who have made a killing through massive pay rises , but they pall into insignificance , when you look at the scandal of the share allocations and what 's been going on there .
29 ‘ OK , Robyn , what 's been going on ?
30 What 's been going on ? ’
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