Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been trying a new range of foods from OSI , an American company with a good reputation in the States , which manufactures a massive range of both freshwater and marine food products . |
| 2 | Recently some people have been trying a different approach , seeing if they can change the nature of the atoms such that fusion can occur at a useful rate even at room temperature . |
| 3 | In recent years , however , some scientists have been trying a new approach , ‘ cold fusion ’ , which involves ‘ changing ’ the behaviours of atoms at room temperatures . |
| 4 | I have been trying a pair of ATP trousers from Calange ( £40 ) , which are well cut , extremely comfortable and function well . |
| 5 | Though debt levels could be dramatically reduced through the sale of Pilkington 's Solaglass wing , for which they have been seeking a buyer . |
| 6 | A few lucky people have been realising a lifetime 's dream — mounting the footplate of the world 's most famous engine . |
| 7 | But can I just make the point that we have been investing a great deal in British Rail , and the idea that er all over the piece we 're talking about non-modernized railways simply not true . |
| 8 | So far we ( and he too , perhaps ) have been imagining a dark animal : an American brown bear , a Russian black bear , a reddish bear from Savoy . |
| 9 | WHAT I do know is that people like Havel have been getting a little impatient with those relishing pieces appearing lately in the American press that say , roughly : ‘ Right , you guys over there have had your romantic Ruritanian fun and games with revolution and dancing in the streets . |
| 10 | Marshall Valvestate combos have been getting a thumbs-up from players for some time now , but does a stereo chorus model add anything to their appeal ? |
| 11 | ‘ We have been getting a very positive response , ’ she says . |
| 12 | Schoolchildren have been getting a helping hand with their nature studies — from a world famous expert . |
| 13 | The vast majority of obese people have been eating a normal unhealthy diet , and changing is a matter of education and attitude as well as trial and error . |
| 14 | Erm in conclusion Chairman there 's two , two comments are made , we have been receiving a , a number of complaints about car boot sales some unfortunately have been from consumers who 've bought things and er have been er unhappy about what they 've bought - often on the safety side . |
| 15 | In fact it has been mainly the lesbians in the girls ' work movement who have been developing a determination to make the links between all oppressions , and who have become very clear about the need for that work to be accessible to all young women . |
| 16 | ‘ Recently , we have been developing a consortium approach to a whole range of qualifications . |
| 17 | In the last year we have been developing an occasional series to respond to this demand — the Survivors ' Guide . |
| 18 | IN MEMORY of three colleagues who died last year , Education Department staff at Torpichen Street have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity . |
| 19 | Crews from four fire stations threatened with closure have been holding a demonstration against the plans . |
| 20 | Scientists have been holding a one-day strike in an attempt to get the same pay as their European colleagues . |
| 21 | French toddlers have been teaching a Middlesbrough sixth former who went to work in a nursery in France . |
| 22 | Anyway , to the issue of the C65 which I have been hearing a lot about recently , but still do n't know exactly what it does . |
| 23 | LATELY , we have been hearing a lot about date rape . |
| 24 | In Swindon 's council parks and gardens , ponds in hot houses have been accumulating an unwanted collection of the American reptiles ; large and small . |
| 25 | If they have been taking a prescribed drug this is likely to have been methadone , and if the daily dose can be established this can be prescribed . |
| 26 | Glenn Hoddle and his men have been taking a break in Spain this week , so let ; s hope their ready and willing to kill the Posh off tomorrow . |
| 27 | You can expect ructions at home if you have been taking a partner for granted recently . |
| 28 | We have been taking a lot of coal out these last few days , everyone has been putting the hours in . |
| 29 | Oxford schoolchildren have been taking a peek behind the scenes at Sainsburys today as part of the Green Consumer Day . |
| 30 | The legal opinion obtained by CPRE and the Council for National Parks from Professor Francis Jacobs , one of the leading authorities on EEC law , makes it clear that both MAFF and DoE have been taking an unduly restrictive view in adopting their stance . |