Example sentences of "have [be] [v-ing] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Microsoft and DEC have been porting NT to Alpha for the last year : conveniently DEC has a facility just a mile away from the Microsoft campus in Belleview , Washington . |
| 2 | Led by conductor Richard McNicol , pupils and teachers from 27 Cleveland primary schools have been exploring Mussorgsky 's Pictures at an Exhibition by composing their own versions of it . |
| 3 | ‘ We have been evaluating SuperSparc capabilities for high-performance commercial application environments , and we are impressed with the results , ’ said Andrew Roberts , managing director of ICL 's mid-range systems division . |
| 4 | The most interesting effect in Kleiman 's experiments emerged when the shadowers were asked whether a sentence such as Pizzas have been eating Jerry made any sense . |
| 5 | Growing numbers of migrant workers from the former Soviet Union have been entering Poland and Turkey . |
| 6 | I have been taking Woodworker now for some 10 years and have at last been inspired to write a letter replying to that of David Thomas in the December issue . |
| 7 | Southampton have been chasing Nicky Summerbee … manager John Gorman has told them he 's not interested |
| 8 | People have been drinking Morland 's for a long time and they go to their Morland 's pub for Morland 's . |
| 9 | All week Bangor folk have been stopping Flanagan on the streets of his home town to ask : ‘ Are n't you sorry now you left ? ’ |
| 10 | His speech alludes also to the scandals over corruption in political life , particularly where building contracts are concerned , which have been rocking Italy this year . |
| 11 | The Democrats have been calling Mr Bush 's aid plan ‘ grossly inadequate ’ and have been determined to produce an alternative that would increase the aid to the eastern European countries . |
| 12 | Tommy and Iain have been supplying Christopher with drink . |
| 13 | Noble Metals have been supplying Ford for a number of years with high specification platinum/ iridium wire , used in the manufacture of high performance spark plugs . |
| 14 | The men who spearheaded the British food marketing effort in Europe have been helping Northern Ireland 's food processors and manufacturers ' expansion plans . |
| 15 | Supermarket property developers have been scouring Cornwall , Devon , Somerset , Avon and Dorset for suitable sites in a concerted research drive covering the income potential of every postcode district , the location of residential areas , traffic flow and key road junctions . |
| 16 | Already , a number of lawyers , employers and medical researchers from the US , Europe and Britain have been telephoning Australia to find out more about the judgment and to request copies of the ruling . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , on the other side of the Atlantic , Americans have been enjoying Microgroove releases since 1948 ! |
| 18 | The band , who have been supporting Jane 's Addiction in Europe , kick off at Bradford University on December 3 then Glasgow Mayfair 4 , Manchester International Two 5 , Norwich UAE 7 , Coventry Tic Toc 8 , Bristol Bierkeller 9 , Dublin McGonagles 14 , and Belfast Connor Hall 15 . |
| 19 | The band , who have been supporting Jane 's Addiction in Europe , kick off at Bradford University on December 3 then Glasgow Mayfair 4 , Manchester International Two 5 , Norwich UAE 7 , Coventry Tic Toc 8 , Bristol Bierkeller 9 , Dublin McGonagles 14 , and Belfast Connor Hall 15 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It is understood that gangs of up to young people have been roaming Newtownards , and surrounding areas , making local people 's lives ‘ a misery ’ , according to councillors . |
| 22 | Interestingly , though , it seems that British and American agents have been roaming Iraq . |
| 23 | Men have been pursuing North Uist sea-trout for hundreds of years and the island is rich in sites of archaeological interest ; brilliantly described by Dr Erskine Beveridge in his definitive book , North Uist : its Archaeology and Topography , published in 1911 . |
| 24 | In The Merchant of Venice Shylock and Bassanio have been discussing Antonio 's desired bond of three thousand ducats in prose , with some bitter mockery from Shylock on being invited to dinner : ‘ Yes , to smell pork , to eat of the habitation which your prophet the Nazarite conjur 'd the devil into . |
| 25 | Senior officials of the African National Congress have been urging Mr Mandela to announce an official separation from his wife since her latest outburst in which she allegedly threatened and waved a pistol at Mrs Xoliswa Falati , her co-accused in last year 's trial for kidnap and assault . |
| 26 | Incidentally , I have been following Bruce Tulloh 's programme for the London Marathon . |
| 27 | AB : Most recently I have been playing Brahms 's 2nd Concerto a great deal after a break of several years . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , Worcestershire have been playing Nottinghamshire in their first round match . |
| 29 | These troops have been fighting TITO up till 8 May , when an armistice was agreed on , and by a subterfuge , they have contrived to cross the Drau and accept internment in British prison camps . |
| 30 | For several years the European and American press have been proclaiming François Mitterand 's Paris to be the cultural capital of the world . |