Example sentences of "they [vb base] [be] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm They do n't like them to buy copies of the school reading scheme and keep it at home and go through it book by book , that they feel is encroaching on their professionalism . |
| 2 | No they 're not but they 've been getting on all right really . |
| 3 | ‘ They 've been feeding on waste from the labs . |
| 4 | And for the last 3 days , they 've been living on the food they 'd planned to give to the children . |
| 5 | They 've been focusing on the relationship between staff and students and so why did you focus on what appears to be the short end of the stick , rather than the major problem ? |
| 6 | I 've got three people working on it right now and they 've been working on it for three years . |
| 7 | They 've been working on farms , it seems . ’ |
| 8 | The students are coming to the end of their additional assessments now : they 've been working on their projects since December . |
| 9 | So they 've been working on modifications and this year , oh we will we 'll put the modifications right and then come back with another sales pitch |
| 10 | They 've been working on Sarah 's today . |
| 11 | They have been working on their passing and set-piece play after two poor displays in the Premier League and the Coca Cola Cup . |
| 12 | ‘ They have been working on the driving maul yet it 's not something they have been renowned for in the past . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I know exactly what they have been saying on TV . |
| 14 | ‘ They have been concentrating on the targetted London seats , ’ said his agent Anne Harradine . |