Example sentences of "which have [be] [v-ing] [prep] " 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 | As its name would suggest , WinFax is a Windows-based Fax application , which has been shipping for a year now in its Version 2.0 form . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Their goodness has helped to make up the huge amount of goodness which has been accumulating for thousands of years and which we call the Created God . ’ |
| 5 | Then when you stop dieting , the body , which has been acting in a kind of starvation mode , finds that it has become used to its new BMR and requires less calories to function . |
| 6 | For Cable & Wireless , the CITIC investment would remove what analysts describe as the ‘ political factor ’ which has been hanging over Hong Kong Telecom . |
| 7 | They have set up an AIDS task force , which has been searching for the bug that causes the disease ; they suspect a virus . |
| 8 | Agribusiness , which has been moving into the luxury end of the market , with the growth of carnations in Colombia and strawberries in Mexico for sale in the United States , has contributed to the high level of exports . |
| 9 | Today the control room which has been buzzing with activity for the past fortnight is empty , most travellers have now left the area . |
| 10 | For example , in one CSE mode three which has been operating for about ten years , the course objectives are divided into content and process . |
| 11 | WRECS , which has been operating for almost a decade , now boasts a membership of more than 40 who attended the evening of festive fun at the Pavilion Club , Barlaston , complete with refreshments and cabaret . |
| 12 | The CIA 's code of conduct , which has been operating since last April , is now an integral part of the association 's Responsible Care programme , to which all CIA member companies have now signed up . |
| 13 | My husband has not paid the community charge which has been operating in Scotland for a year . |
| 14 | This morning for instance the Scottish executive of the people 's party will have an opportunity to examine the fruits of some of the labours of the Scottish Trades Union Congress , which has been functioning as the honest broker following the swiftly evaporating euphoria of the 25,000 souls who turned up on 12 December . |
| 15 | A curd which has been soaking in its own whey makes an acid cheese ( which explains the often sharp taste of Eastern Mediterranean white cheeses which are sometimes stored in whey ) . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Public opinion in general is turning to a more natural approach both to the environment and to health as a reaction to the increasingly mechanized view of man and society which has been developing throughout the greater part of this century . |
| 18 | Part of the problem has been the software , which has been looking for a decent hardware platform and waiting for support from a mainstream operating system vendor . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | A House of Commons select committee , which has been looking at the feasibility of using ‘ combined heat and power ’ ( CHP ) , last week reported that the idea is about to come into its own in Britain . |
| 22 | Authorities in Serbia again blocked a UN relief convoy which has been trying for days to reach the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica . |
| 23 | The sight of the greyish kettle beside the gas-ring , and of the yellowish mug which has been drying on the little draining-board for the last fifteen years , makes me think of tea . |
| 24 | He 's not alone , judging by the contents of this week 's postbag which has been bursting with all the replies from our whose-tum-bum-or-thighs-would-you-rather-have competition . |
| 25 | A further example is when an organisation which has been trading for many decades finds itself increasingly out of touch with the market and the organisation 's internal culture and style is no longer appropriate to the markets it is trying to address . |
| 26 | Erm I must confess to doubting whether such a pool of talent exists and I share the views er of the Noble Lord , Lord Motterstone who in a very powerful and commonsense speech made this point an and a number of other ones , but I have to say that what I do think exists is the temptation to create posts for friends of the Government , a process of which has been going for far too long and I mem and I wonder if er members on the other side would defend this position as my Noble Friend Lord Allen said earlier , quite sincerely if , say , another party were in power before when such a time arrives it will then be of little avail for them to run around complaining , for they will have sown the seeds of their own dissatisfaction . |
| 27 | By 1600 hours the load on PTA Sir Geraint , Which has been going on all afternoon , is complete to the Chief Officer 's satisfaction . |
| 28 | Yesterday , however , villagers were celebrating a decision which they hoped would mark the end of another local controversy which has been running for almost eight years . |
| 29 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 30 | Voluntary Project administrator Roy Montgomery is convinced the scheme , which has been running for three months , is a major success — and a lifeline for local young people . |