Example sentences of "[adj] group [vb base] been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since President Siad Barre 's brutal 21-year reign ended , armed groups have been killing each other and civilians simply on account of their clan origin , according to the Amnesty report . |
| 2 | Many reports , and particularly the Black Report and the more recent Health Education Council ‘ The Health Divide ’ have used the relationship between occupational class and death rates over time to demonstrate that inequalities in health between socio-economic groups have been increasing since 1951 and perhaps since 1931 . |
| 3 | Environmental groups have been lobbying for years about the issue . |
| 4 | Citizens ' Action and other environmental groups have been pressing for a broadening of the reporting requirements , so as to give a more accurate of pollution levels . |
| 5 | With the film 's release , the same gay groups have been picketing cinemas in the US , accusing Hollywood of promoting negative gay stereotypes , and confronting prospective filmgoers with placards on which they — aaagh ! — reveal the identity of the murderer . |
| 6 | He must not imply that the Conservative group have been working actively hard and long and finding sites . |