Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the war began , Soviet military commentators , including senior serving officers , have been expressing dismay at seeing Iraq 's army , most of whose tanks and aircraft they supplied , pounded so relentlessly and effectively . |
| 2 | Under its new chief executive , John Houliston , big changes have been taking place at Dairy Crest as it prepares for a stock market flotation next year . |
| 3 | Mr Lewis warned judges and magistrates who have been jailing offenders at an unprecedented rate , that pushing the service too far and too fast would create what he called unacceptable risks . |
| 4 | Percy Nash and his wife Hortense have been nurturing orchids at their Gloucestershire home for more than thirty years . |
| 5 | Hundreds of members of the Women 's Institute have been lobbying MPs at Westminster today over their fears about food irradiation . |
| 6 | HEALTH and safety officers have been helping teenagers at Bishopsgarth School in Stockton prepare for their work experience in July . |
| 7 | Recently , some members of the Jockey Club have been throwing insults at the big commercial bookmakers and the state-run betting system , known as the Tote . |