Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] been on " in BNC.
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| 31 | Transracial adoption , the adoption of children by parents of different racial origin , developed in earnest in the mid-1960s and has been on the increase since then . |
| 32 | USL has been courted by other attractive suitors , and has been on track to an initial public offering . |
| 33 | She started ‘ working ’ at the age of 14 and has been on the streets for five years . |
| 34 | The Longhope boat , the David and Elizabeth King , E B , is a solent class self righting lifeboat and has been on station since nineteen seventy . |
| 35 | The amateur actor was born with only a third of a kidney and has been on dialysis for the past four years . |
| 36 | Given the previous level of set-net effort , however , the population was probably originally much larger , and had been on the decrease for many years , at least since the rapid expansion of set-net use in the mid 1970s . |
| 37 | Wheeler said he had been a member of the force for twelve and a half years and had been on duty on the Docks since last August . |
| 38 | The man was a fellow-American and had been on a tour of European branches for the previous three days . |
| 39 | The agent , a good one , reported that the affair was n't quite as dramatic as first accounts had suggested and had been on a far smaller scale , but that students had definitely been involved and at least one of them appeared badly hurt . |
| 40 | Arthur Skyrne was 59 and had been on the dole for ten years when he joined Roseberry ; now he is site safety officer and one of the directors of the company . |
| 41 | The fifty drawings and 250 prints comprise the collection and antiquarian book dealer Georg Hirzel ( 1867–1924 ) and have been on loan to the Leipzig Museum . |
| 42 | Tough Epsom Derby winner Dr Devious ( 10–1 ) ran a blinder to finish fourth to Fraise in the Breeders ' Cup Turf but has been on the go since April . |
| 43 | The bishop has not been charged , but has been on police bail since the investigation began . |
| 44 | This is Red Rock West ( QFT ) , a beguiling and modest little thriller which delves into the dark and murky emotions lurking underneath the sleepy face of a tiny American town — and it is as good a film noir as has been on show this year . |