Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [been] [v-ing] on [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Things like this should n't really surprise people because we have been telling them about what has been going on Down Under for years . ’ |
| 5 | God almighty … all these years , and I 've been blind to what 's been going on right under my nose . ’ |