Example sentences of "[been] running [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I just draw people 's attention to the very last point which was made in case any one sending large sums of cash through the post office , erm , it , it 's been running for a long time |
| 2 | The Hagen Biolife filter in our office tank has been running for a few weeks now , and one or two little problems have shown up . |
| 3 | Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers . |
| 4 | Economic analyst Alex Henney , who has made a detailed study of the economics of nuclear power , estimates that , looking at the total balance sheet , the CEGB 's nuclear activities have been running at a substantial loss . |
| 5 | In these circumstances , it is not surprising to find that population loss from inner areas has been running at a lower rate in the 1980s and that the government 's efforts at introducing more private investment have met with some measure of success . |