Example sentences of "although [pron] [verb] [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fletcher said : ‘ Our batting department has let us down in both Tests , although everyone has been working hard on their game and how to combat their spinners on turning pitches . |
| 2 | It was not until eleven years later that I returned to England and saw Biddy and Joe again , although I had been writing regularly to them . |
| 3 | Although I 've been writing about the latest machines this month , I shall be including the older models in later articles . |
| 4 | But yes , abroad lies our final year of partnership , although I 've been toying with the idea of alighting upon a play by Shakespeare hitherto unknown , unseen and unenacted . ’ |
| 5 | And went on telling him odiously about me ( one Saturday morning shopping in the Village ) and I did n't know where to look , although I 'd been wanting to meet him . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I have a little flat of my own , although I have been spending more time than usual at the villa since the kidnapping . |
| 7 | Although she had been expecting something like this , Robbie 's mouth was suddenly dry , her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth . |
| 8 | But although she had been standing there just a moment before , there was no sign of Izzie . |
| 9 | Although she has been teaching now for some eight years , on and off , although she enjoys it , feels she is good at it , and would like to go on doing it for the rest of her life if possible , she always feels a twinge of anxiety at the beginning of a new term . |
| 10 | To get a true feeling for the plan it should also be applied to the Principal because although you have been paying a fixed amount in each month the value of this has also decreased due to inflation . |
| 11 | and then it 's not disturbing her although we 've been using the bottom bedroom really . |
| 12 | Although we have been seeking similar promotional competitions with northern theatres [ and we have n't given up yet ] we do not have the facilities to run a comprehensive programme of regional competitions . |
| 13 | Although we have been playing teams which have been going through crap periods , I think this has worked against us as all the opposition players and fans etc have been desperate for some sort of result . |
| 14 | We , myself and Bill , although we have been doing the same thing for more than 20 years , could not really work together . |
| 15 | Although we have been going there for 10 years the excitement of seeing all our friends will never ever die and I hope it is going to stay a good , clean Holiday site for many years . |
| 16 | Although there had been fulling mills along the river for several centuries , the first industrial age mill was not built until 1790 . |
| 17 | Er , although they 've been moving around with me , but er they did very well in their studies in the end . |
| 18 | Although they have been living together for years they have had no idea how the other really felt . |
| 19 | Although it has been telling the world how successfully it has recovered , Unisys Corp made clear at the annual meeting last week just how parlous the company 's condition remains . |
| 20 | ‘ Its concentration on domestic mortgages makes it more like a building society than a bank and , although it has been making losses with the rest of them , it has just managed to climb back into profitability . ’ |
| 21 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 22 | Although it has been declining slightly among men under 65 during the past 20 years , it is still rising in women . |
| 23 | Mr Bond told the Federal Court late last year that his assets were worth less than £25,000 , although he had been receiving about £3,000 a month salary from a firm , Metals Exploration Ltd . |
| 24 | Although he had been writing letters for months he was still only a quarter of the way through the names beginning with ‘ A , . |
| 25 | To his surprise , although he had been joking , James took him seriously . |
| 26 | Glass had first started writing music seriously when he was at the University of Chicago , although he had been playing the flute since he was eight . |
| 27 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |