Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] be [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The fine drizzle that has been falling all afternoon has not been enough to stop the match between Scotland and Ireland , but enough to keep the crowds away .
2 ‘ While you 've been sitting on your intellectual arses alternately pitying yourselves and the so-called workers , it 's my hard work , my money that 's been keeping this country — ’ Stalking off indoors ; the door shuts .
3 The 29-year-old has been suffering from the problem for several weeks , and has been undergoing regular physiotherapy treatment .
4 The former Villa player sustained the injury in a European tie against Panathanikos recently and has been undergoing intensive treatment .
5 ‘ Dr Hao is a fully qualified doctor in the western sense , but has been practising Chinese medicine around the world for the past 20 years , ’ he explained .
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