Example sentences of "have been [verb] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It can not be denied that in the face of recession , publishers have been exploring all possible avenues for book sales . ’ |
| 2 | In recent years dismissals have been justified much more in terms of the need to rationalize the labour force in the face of external economic problems which are compounded by Japan 's ageing population . |
| 3 | But he added : ‘ That said , I must say I am extremely pessimistic about the future of the plant , given all that I have been hearing these last few days . ’ |
| 4 | Competition is cut-throat and it seems some of the designers have been taking some dodgy tabs ( or suffering from over-worked stress syndrome ) , as the high-top becomes more and more ridiculous . |
| 5 | Here their superiors criticise them for failing after they have been given such brilliant training . |
| 6 | In parts we have been given that modern definition . |
| 7 | One or two tribes have been given much more time on the radio than others . |
| 8 | They say it is too soon to say if either will produce any results , but Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad confirmed : ‘ We have been given some new names which we are following up at the moment . |
| 9 | Recently we have been learning that young animals , puppy dogs , even a giraffe , brought up exclusively by humans will be unable later on to identify themselves or establish emotional contact with their own species . |
| 10 | The Yorkshire outfit have been producing some good results in their own division , and have lost only one of their eight league games so far , but we saw the big gulf in scoring power between some of the first and lower division clubs in the county competitions and York look to be facing something of a Mission Impossible . |
| 11 | Trials of state-of-the-art technology to monitor air quality in and around Wilton have been producing some interesting data . |
| 12 | Then she thought perhaps Pat is dead now , perhaps he has died even now while we have been watching this dreadful absurdity . |
| 13 | That is one good reason why we have been supporting several non-governmental projects in the region and why we have made representations to presidents and other leaders about the state of children in those countries . |
| 14 | Out have gone his recently acquired diplomat 's ways and in have been re-instated those more direct and bolder habits he learned on his journey to the higher reaches of Britain 's Conservative Party . |
| 15 | We can do a bit more taping thereon , I 'll be just interested to hear what you have been saying all this time , you know ! |
| 16 | Many of you will recall the ovation given to Honegger 's King David at the ‘ 87 festival — from which time we have been planning this epic performance to feature , once again , Brighton Festival Chorus . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't you fucking well know that the enemy have been mortaring the village green for the past four or five minutes while you have been playing those fucking bagpipes ? ’ |
| 18 | And I discover , to my horror , that I am slowly becoming what I have been claiming all this time to be . |
| 19 | The other methods listed have been used much less . |
| 20 | Erm , the , all the arguments for and against organic dips have been considered this last nine months by the Veterinary Products Committee , and they 've come out with a report I think , that satisfies no one , because it does n't go either , either way in that respect at all , it 's called for more research and , and erm , development in that , in that sense . |
| 21 | Recently East Hampshire District Council have been making some preliminary interviews of local applicants . |
| 22 | It is very hard to fight like I have been doing these last few months . |
| 23 | All of us , to a greater or lesser extent , have been doing this all our lives . |
| 24 | The twelve select committees established by the Commons in December 1979 seem to have attracted enough criticism from the executive to suggest that they have been asking some pertinent questions , but their overall impact on policy has so far been slight . |
| 25 | If Barnes is this irreplaceable in the nation 's best club side it again raises the question of what England have been missing all these years . |
| 26 | At the same time , another Alloway family , contemporaries and friends of the Burns family , have been paid much less attention than their interesting story deserves . |