Example sentences of "[vb base] be [v-ing] [noun] since " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've been cutting turf since daybreak , making the most of the good weather . ’ |
| 2 | Local authorities have been providing hostels since 1959 but only in very small numbers . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I live in Galway and have been supporting Leeds since 1977–1978 when I think we finished 5th in the first , endured the bad 80 's and have mostly enjoyed the 90's though a couple more trophies would n't go astray . |
| 6 | Human beings have been munching apples since prehistoric times . |
| 7 | They have been going hammer-and-tongs since last July and the tour of Namibia . |