Example sentences of "has [adv] [been] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The E-culture has only been raving since 1986 , so perhaps it is too early to tell if it can cause long term mental changes .
2 Although he has only been rallying for one year he has already appeared on the BBC Top Gear championship series when viewers saw him win his grand touring class .
3 The team has only been going for one term and we have only played two matches against other schools .
4 Erm my course has only been running for three years .
5 In times past , Shiptonthorpe has not been lacking in interesting characters .
6 Also , the pilot will be in very good flying form and his instructor will have made sure that he has not been getting into bad habits .
7 Despite the abundance of reserves , coal production in the USSR has not been increasing at any significant rate .
8 This scheme has already been operating in some London boroughs but it has prompted criticism from anti-poll tax campaigners who have branded the technique as ‘ harassment ’ .
9 This scheme has already been operating in some London boroughs but it has prompted criticism from anti-poll tax campaigners who have branded the technique as ‘ harassment ’ .
10 If a patent were to be granted to the second business , it could prevent the first from using what it has already been using for some time .
11 In further and higher education , the gap has also been declining in recent years .
12 Nicholas Brown has now been languishing behind Indian bars since the end of 1990 .
13 However , the system has now been operating for many years and much good work in the safety field has resulted .
14 THE paper recycling pilot scheme at LASMO 's Broadgate office has now been running for six months — and the amount of paper being collected each week has doubled .
15 I hope councillor has n't been puzzling about this question because I think she should have had adequate warning erm the cycling part of working party was agreed by city board on the ninth of on the seventh of December is to come to an end and such work has er relates to cycling within a new transport working party .
16 It was an untidy sort of buildup but the ball fell invitingly for on the edge of the area and who has n't been scoring at all this season finished with all the aplomb of a player who 's full of confidence .
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