Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] place [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since 1979 , and with increasing impetus since 1989 , negotiations with South Yemen have been taking place towards a merger of the two countries . |
| 2 | Negotiations between the National Trust and MoD have been taking place for two years and have reached a critical stage . |
| 3 | ‘ The discussions have been taking place for such a long time that I rather got used to the idea that I should be leaving . |
| 4 | Negotiations have been taking place for almost two years and their failure is a big setback to the ambitions of the Edinburgh-based financial institution set up with £26 million in 1991 as a building society acquisition vehicle . |
| 5 | On energy , consultations have been taking place on generation , conservation and solar energy . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is true to say that the ‘ reforms ’ have been taking place along several different tracks at the same time , and it would be simplistic to suppose that the single element called ‘ case management ’ could or should be expected to ‘ make the difference ’ in isolation from other aspects of the reforms . |
| 8 | Although AMARC was formally established as recently as 1988 , it has gained a worldwide reputation for its community radio conferences , which have been taking place since 1983 . |
| 9 | Every season he appears in over 100 concerts on all five continents and at major international festivals , including the ‘ IDRIART ’ festivals which have been taking place since 1983 to encourage people to come together from east and west , and in America from north and south , through the international language of the arts . |
| 10 | A SERIES of team-building initiatives have been taking place across AEA to give staff at all levels the opportunity to work together to formulate team action plans which can be applied in the workplace . |
| 11 | Europe is now experiencing the political consequences of several changes that have been taking place over the past few years . |
| 12 | Closures have been taking place over the past 10 years . |
| 13 | My conclusions , expressed in the last chapter — ‘ Venice of the Twenty-First Century ? ’ — have been reinforced by the events that have been taking place in Eastern Europe since the autumn of 1989 . |
| 14 | Chapters 5 and 6 have discussed the changes that have been taking place in rural and urban areas and the effects these have had on social structure , poverty and inequality . |
| 15 | The changes that have been taking place in Latin America and the economic growth that the region has experienced have not brought about any redistribution of income in favour of the low-income groups , the trend has been if anything slightly towards a greater polarisation of wealth . |
| 16 | DISCUSSIONS have been taking place in Birkenhead over the future of St Laurence 's parish , and one proposal is that it should be joined to Our Lady 's Parish . |
| 17 | Overall it is clear that two parallel developments have been taking place in adult education for the unemployed . |
| 18 | In the time that I have to move the report I 'd like to concentrate on some of the developments that have been taking place in health and safety this is not to , er , give the impression that environmental developments are not important but over this next year the government are going to be taking certain measures that we need to be aware of , er , in the health and safety area . |
| 19 | The study , carried out by researchers led by Steve Wilcox , of Cardiff University , shows that council housing transfers to other bodies have been taking place in England on a much larger scale than has happened so far in Scotland . |