Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb -s] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For centuries the traditional business of the hijras has been begging , dancing at melas ( fairs ) — and prostitution . |
| 2 | In the rural areas of Wales and Scotland the tradition of non-partisan elections continues in some areas , but even so the role of the parties has been growing consistently since local government reorganisation ( Gyford and James 1983:2 ; Keating and Midwinter 1983 ; 107 — 13 ) . |
| 3 | Feed the Minds has been supporting WACC projects for many years . |
| 4 | Feed the Minds has been supporting WACC projects for many years . |
| 5 | ‘ One of the nurses has been coming in to give me injections every day . |
| 6 | In Aristophanes ' play The Clouds Strepsiades is debating with Socrates about the causes of thunder , rain and other meteorological events . |