Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [been] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Halifax , which has been experimenting with auctions for several months , had no fewer than 82 repossessed houses and flats in the sale . |
| 2 | The claim is sometimes made of a lack of continuity in policy which has been damaging to growth : in particular , that political changes have inhibited consistent action by civil servants . |
| 3 | For Cable & Wireless , the CITIC investment would remove what analysts describe as the ‘ political factor ’ which has been hanging over Hong Kong Telecom . |
| 4 | Today the control room which has been buzzing with activity for the past fortnight is empty , most travellers have now left the area . |
| 5 | My husband has not paid the community charge which has been operating in Scotland for a year . |
| 6 | In an experiment carried out at Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula in 1989 , microscopic floating ocean plants ( phytoplankton ) were taken from the nearby bay and brought into the laboratory , where they were subjected to levels of ultra-violet radiation estimated to be equivalent to the amount of ultra-violet being transmitted through the ozone hole which has been developing in Antarctica each spring in recent years . |
| 7 | But for others in civil aviation , from BAA ( which has been looking at airport facilities in Budapest ) to carriers such as KLM and Interflug , which are anxious for the markets , it would be just the thing . |
| 8 | But for others in civil aviation , from BAA ( which has been looking at airport facilities in Budapest ) to carriers such as KLM and Interflug , which are anxious for the markets , it would be just the thing . |
| 9 | Authorities in Serbia again blocked a UN relief convoy which has been trying for days to reach the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica . |
| 10 | A group which has been juggling with fire for the past year is staging its first play . |
| 11 | The brew is still fermented for days , using the same yeast which has been working for years and years . |
| 12 | Alcatel — which has been working with Chorus since 1989 on its PABXes , will now expand its use of the microkernel to such areas as process control syst ems within power stations and embedded transport control systems - Alcatel products include the French Train a Grande Vitesse . |
| 13 | Alcatel — which has been working with Chorus since 1989 on its PBX telecommunications equipment ( UX No 336 ) will now expand its use of the microkernel to such areas as process control systems within power stations and embedded transportation control systems — Alcatel products include the high-speed French TGV train system . |
| 14 | Bosses at Toys R Us , which has been opening on Sundays for more than a year , say the extra day is a definite boost to sales . |
| 15 | Repeated doses of bad news from the front generated mounting criticism of government incompetence ; ministerial confidence was visibly shaken ; and discontent which had been smouldering for years burst into flame . |
| 16 | A report in the Sept. 10 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review described the activities of the United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races ( Fulro ) , the Montagnard guerrilla army which had been fighting for autonomy in the Central Highlands since the 1960s . |
| 17 | For a start there were the Trumper 's advertisements on TV — a whole series of them , which had been running for years . |
| 18 | With the same conversion , bus route 64 which had been running between West Croydon and Addington , was extended from Croydon to Tooting , supplementing route 220 . |
| 19 | The unrest which had been escalating in Azerbaijan since the outbreak in February 1988 of the dispute with neighbouring Armenia over the Nagorny Karabakh region [ for December 1989 developments see p. 37128 ] , exploded in mid-January into intercommunal violence across the republic and on the Armenian border . |
| 20 | Shrubs , which had been dying from lack of water since the supply had been cut off , were suddenly green and straight again in a brief moment of health before the rising waters overwhelmed them . |
| 21 | After that they had begun to encounter the behavioural problems which had been occurring in Reykjavik and which are so depressingly familiar to us all . |
| 22 | As had happened before with the labour education programs , the organisations which had been working with Highlander , and which had grown in depth of perspective and experience , took over the running of their own grass roots educational activities . |
| 23 | The ash which had been falling on St Pierre since the beginning of May 1902 continued to accumulate , sifting down softly to cover the ruins of St Pierre in a grey pall and burying many of the bodies that still lay in the debris . |
| 24 | The look of strain which had been missing from Jenny 's face most of the morning returned . |
| 25 | One of the tractor drivers ( which had been turning in front of me all day ) decided it was time for dinner . |
| 26 | This course gives students the opportunity to study in-depth the cultural and historical forces which have been operating in Ireland since the 17th century . |
| 27 | This option is of particular interest to students who wish to increase their awareness and understanding of the cultural and historical forces which have been operating in Ireland since the 17th century . |
| 28 | Airline stocks , which have been surging for months on a series of high-stakes takeovers , declined after one potential target , US Air , declared lower than expected earnings . |
| 29 | It is magazines such as The Face , i-D , Blitz and Arena which have been engaging with football culture and have succumbed to the Latin promise of theatre , spectacle and carnival . |
| 30 | I am glad that the hon. Gentleman acknowledges that the small corner shops which have been trading on Sundays — in many cases , outside the Shops Act 1950 — provide a useful service to some people in our communities . |