Example sentences of "have been [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends of the Earth groups around the world have been publicising the plight of the rainforest and have had particular success in Brazil , supporting Paulinho Paiakan of the Kayapo and other tribal leaders . |
| 2 | This is a mixed blessing for those of us who have been tramping the mountains for years . |
| 3 | Junior ministers have been inviting the sack by asking him to resign . |
| 4 | Gardeners have been inviting the public to look round their allotments to show off the advantages of organic methods of growing vegetables . |
| 5 | These have been christened the ‘ broken-wing ’ display and the ‘ rodent-run ’ . |
| 6 | Police and charity commissioners investigating the disappearance of thousands of pounds of funds have been meeting the trustee who raised the alarm . |
| 7 | A growing queue of upper-crust drinkers have been seeking the heady relief at the ‘ gentlemen 's pharmacy ’ , D R Harris & Co , of St James 's in London — chemist to the Queen Mother . |
| 8 | Although President Bush has been opposed to any such deal , Miami lawyers acting for Gen Noriega and leading US senators have been exploring the possibility of an agreement that could lead to a ceasefire and freedom for the American hostages . |
| 9 | For the past decade , the two have been exploring the boundaries of costume exhibitions at New York 's Fashion Institute of Technology , from which they come with a dazzling reputation . |
| 10 | Over the last year many people around the diocese have been exploring the Catholic faith , with a view to becoming Catholics themselves . |
| 11 | We have been exploring the idea that Protestantism helped to create a climate in which the scientific enterprise could gain momentum . |
| 12 | The 17-strong group , whose ages start at about 18 but are well-balanced on the 40-plus side , have been tapping the boards at Anstey Junior School on Tuesdays since September . |
| 13 | ‘ They have been tapping the money that Place and Egan left with them for safety . |
| 14 | Immediately contracts have been exchanged the exact redemption figure should be obtained from the mortgagee . |
| 15 | Today environmental health officers have been inspecting the site — there are no toilets and the travellers have been using bushes as public conveniences . |
| 16 | A typical example — and there are many of these — was when he patiently sat through a high level Air Ministry conference listening to the Mosquito being castigated for its poor night flying qualities ( because of the glare from the exhausts ) , and Boscombe Down recommended that it should never be flown at night , the chairman , as an afterthought , suggested Bennett contribute his views : " I wish someone hid told me about all these faults ' , he replied , " because I have been flying the Masse on OBOE night trials with excellent results " . |
| 17 | MUSIC : The Scouse pop scene produced a lot of bright new bands and artists , and this year readers nominated three names who have been flying the flag not only locally but nationally . |
| 18 | Thousands of children have been braving the rain and having a good time … just to show how necessary it is … to have a good time . |
| 19 | We have been reversing the Labour Party 's neglect of the prison service in the 1970s . |
| 20 | " I have been serving the Turks , and am looking for better employment . |
| 21 | The fact we have got a good track record and have been serving the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries for some time means we can get work but we have to cut our margins . |
| 22 | Since October 1989 teachers have been delivering the first stages of a new national curriculum ; and in the early summer they will start testing ( sorry , assessing ) all seven-year-olds on the three core disciplines : mathematics , English and science . |
| 23 | Being in the habit of eating a generous quantity of food — the more you have been eating the greater the initial weight loss impact when you switch to a slimming diet . |
| 24 | ‘ The second happiest moments of my life , ’ he said seriously , ‘ have been eating the Franz Joseph 's Matterhorn Torte . |
| 25 | For years they have been receiving the same information in both printout and statement form — the Bank will benefit to the tune of £10,000 in tangible savings and £71,000 in productivity savings per annum . |
| 26 | Until now we have been reconstructing the system … |
| 27 | Western experts have been reconstructing the course of events that led to the explosion in a tank containing uranium and plutonium , with the help of reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency , which visited the site after the incident . |
| 28 | Up to 400 Cuban military advisers are reported to be at fortified bases in northern Panama , where they have been training the the militia of the Dignity Battalions , the Washington Times said yesterday . |
| 29 | US intelligence reports of ‘ northern redoubts ’ where Cuban advisers have been training the militia and storing arms and ammunition could also mean a far longer military operation than the Pentagon had originally envisaged . |
| 30 | The soldiers have been training the police and military in anti-narcotics operations to slow the export of cocaine into America . |