Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been recurring attempts by the police service since World War II to develop alternative means of entry and promotion to the traditional progression from the ranks , which have always been met by by by bitter reference to the schemes of the 1930s . |
| 2 | US aircraft have been dropping supplies by air since 1 March , but aid workers say that is not enough to feed the people . |
| 3 | In a few cases private individuals have been receiving journals by post , if they weigh less than 300 grams . |
| 4 | Americans have been saluting Presidents by means of song since George Washington 's time , one Philip Phile composing ‘ The President 's March ’ which was supposedly played at Honest George 's inauguration . |
| 5 | The Forest of Dean freeminers have been hauling coal by hand for 700 years . |
| 6 | Police have been investigating charges by Farrow that Allen sexually molested their adopted daughter Dylan , aged seven , at Farrow 's summer house in Connecticut . |