Example sentences of "[noun prp] have be [v-ing] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Branfoot has been inviting Holland manager Dick Advocaat to run the rule over Chelsea reject Monkou all season but Shearer , for one , will be happy if the Dutch continue to ignore him . |
| 2 | WOODACON Oils , based in Torry has been supplying home heating oil in the Grampian area for 27 years . |
| 3 | Culham has been doing forefront work in the fusion field for over two decades , and today is the site of the Joint European Torus ( JET ) . |
| 4 | Shops selling large electrical goods such as television sets , hi-fi and washing machines have been the first to suffer from the slowdown in spending , while large chains like Comet and Dixons have been losing market share to small independent shopkeepers . |
| 5 | In Britain , British Telecom has been running video conferencing studios for the past 12 years . |
| 6 | Dr Simon Newell , in charge of the neonatal unit , said the couple had been trying for a baby for seven years and Mrs Vince had been undergoing fertility treatment for five years . |
| 7 | Ever since they had started the journey Christopher had been chewing barley sugar . |
| 8 | Sam had been using tape echo , or slap-back , and whether he was doing it on purpose or not , he also treated Elvis 's voice like another instrument . |
| 9 | Victoria had been playing gin rummy with her , and Shelley had come to take over . |