Example sentences of "have [been] [v-ing] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newcastle though have been flying all season … on top of the table since September they 've lost just one of their last ten league games … some thought they were beginning to slip … five goals against Brentford last weekend proved that Kevin Keegan 's team are still the ones to beat … |
| 2 | I don I should also say that following a very recent decision er in our submission that 's probably right , that my Lord as I say , I say to you with no joy , this really is desperate and er one can not have , in our submission , in the minds of the jury by inadmissible evidence , the suggestion that yes we have been harbouring this man two days before . |
| 3 | But quiz shows have been getting more viewers than Eldorado . |
| 4 | From the letters we have been receiving this year it appears that the Jehovah 's Witness from Greece Andreas Christodoulou has been passing some of the cards on to his colleagues who are also imprisoned Jehovah 's witnesses , who want to correspond with people in the U.K. Fortunately we have someone in the office who has been able to translate their letters . |
| 5 | Southend have been struggling all season … just as well because Town could have been punished by a better team … |
| 6 | Southend have been struggling all season … just as well because Town could have been punished by a better team … |
| 7 | So that answers all those years that I have been conducting these seminars , it answers my question not in the way I was particularly happy about I have to say , but I mean it did answer my question and then it may be them having you know I mean like sort of things I may not be particularly happy with , but maybe it is good that the papers are reflecting what the community wants . |
| 8 | The period during which I have been writing this chapter has seen one of the worst staffing levels ever at the women 's flat . |
| 9 | My boyfriend and I are both 24 and have been seeing each other for three years . |
| 10 | ‘ We feel we have been considering each other too much . |
| 11 | I have been considering this matter for nearly two years , but my mind moves slowly ; I dislike publicity , and I had hoped that somebody else might lead the way . |
| 12 | It may also be appropriate to explain that we have been using both systems , side by side , for over two years with files being transferred between them throughout that time . |
| 13 | I might mention that I have been using these movements since the commencement of my business in 1983 , with outstanding performance both as to accuracy and reliability . |
| 14 | I hope to visit relevant training programmes in the Philippines and Southern Africa , where possible participating as a trainee , in order to learn from the experience of those who have been undertaking this work for some years ; and to identify elements in the training processes which may be transferrable or adaptable to a UK situation . |
| 15 | They have become part of a stinging indictment of the way the South African police , blase about murder in a brutal society , have been handling this investigation . |
| 16 | If you have been thinking this way , practise having height in hand and using the airbrakes on the base leg . |
| 17 | I have been plotting all morning how to get you back again . |
| 18 | And this is what TV viewers have been watching this year … |
| 19 | Floods have been causing more problems for motorists . |
| 20 | Firstly , I have been buying this magazine on and off since the first time that Elite ( by Firebird ) was reviewed . |
| 21 | Hundreds of people have been auditioning this week for the chance to be one of the faces in the crowd . |
| 22 | As you have been reading these thoughts , have you come to the decision that you need to be reconciled , to members of your family ? |
| 23 | Together Skylark have been bringing this music far beyond these shores , to Europe , America and even Australia , so it 's a delight to welcome them back to the Harp Folk Club after an absence of five years . |
| 24 | Here , here , I second that on H on page thirty one very important one , the county council welcomes the recognition by the joint working party of the importance of meaningful support services to the elected members and the recomme recommendation that the Secretary of State should review and clarify the powers of local authorities to meet costs of services provided to members to enable them to carry out their duties as councillors Now the erm members appointments , appointments of member services sub have been discussing this issue and I would like to point out to members that we are not claiming the amount allowable for the paying members allowances we erm we 're way below the limit that 's allowable by the government Now before anyone say well what have you done about it ? |
| 25 | We 're discussing this morning , and I 'll run briefly through the subjects that we have been discussing this morning for the er , new listeners . |
| 26 | But he was careful to appeal to the have-nots against the privileged and college-educated ‘ who have been selling this nation out — the bright young men who are born with silver spoons in their mouths . ’ |
| 27 | So Iraq has now formally asked the Turks to shorten the cut-off period but the Turks reply that they have been releasing more water down the river and the Iraquis should have been able to build up stocks . |
| 28 | BANKS have been reeling this week with the news that customer complaints to the industry 's Ombudsman have risen by 60 per cent . |
| 29 | Siward said , ‘ I 'd be a fool if I did , seeing that you and Alfgar have been cultivating each other for thirty years . |
| 30 | Well , I have been following this mailing list and have yet to post a message , but am sad to see that it is under these circumstances that I post my first … |