Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The crowds at Constitution Dock cheered the owner who has been trying for 20 years to score a major success in this race . |
| 32 | A Tory friend of mine who has been trying to write nice things about the Conservative campaign has been tearing his hair out in desperation , not just because they are doing so badly — but because they deserve to . |
| 33 | But at this second exhibition Flatpattern 's ex-wife , who has been trying to track him down for alimony , appears , denounces him and the syndicate and mayhem breaks out . |
| 34 | ‘ Please do n't think that you are the only one who has been trying to suppress your feelings , ’ she said at last , plumping for simplicity . |
| 35 | Pablo Benavides , the European Community official who has been trying to mediate between Slovakia and Hungary over the future of the Gabcikovo hydroelectric project [ see ED 67 , 68 ] , has said that his efforts to negotiate a compromise have " reached the limit of possibilities " . |
| 36 | Someone who has been training horses for years once told me that the most important thing is to keep your youngster ‘ thinking forwards ’ . |
| 37 | ‘ I want to feel the embrace of my fans , 100,000 of them , and I 'm waiting to face my rivals with confidence , ’ said the 25-year-old , who has been training in Sestriere for the past few weeks . |
| 38 | " The African dust feeding the Atlantic and the Americas shows how very large and distant ecosystems depend on each other " , notes Michael Garstang , a soil scientist who has been conducting research in Africa , Brazil and the mid-Atlantic . |
| 39 | So Elizabeth , who has been composing magic words and tunes for more than 50 years , paid her new generation of fans a visit . |
| 40 | Moore , who has been resting since the Lions tour , plays his first game of the season for Nottingham , at Northampton on Saturday . |
| 41 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 42 | ‘ We can hear the phones , and it saves a trek downstairs , ’ says Sheila , who has been smoking for 25 years . |
| 43 | Then she marched back to the front of the class , dusting off her hands one against the other like someone who has been handling something rather grimy . |
| 44 | A client is not easily detached from a solicitor who has been handling his affairs over a period of years , but a comparatively mild solicitation may deprive an insurance broker of valuable business which otherwise might safely be reckoned on for a period . |
| 45 | The outstanding performers were Scott Loftus , of Old Loughts , who scored four , and Old Felstedians Chris Maitland and Paul Surridge , who has been holding down a place with National League First Division outfit Canterbury since leaving school . |
| 46 | Gregory , who has been teaching English to Thais for two years , is being held in a women 's prison . |
| 47 | Mrs Jean Broke-Smith , the Lucie Clayton principal , who has been coaching debs for the show for 20 years , described the problem : ‘ Even though these girls are much more self-assured than their equivalent 20 years ago they still need to be told to push their hips and pelvis forward and to keep their bottoms tucked in , ’ she said . |
| 48 | ‘ And who has been filling you with canards about Honoria Greville ? |
| 49 | Inspector Tilley , who has been counselling the parents , added : ‘ There are no winners in this case , only losers . |
| 50 | The recession has clearly presented good buying opportunities to Prospect Industries though Philip Wilbraham denies he is a vulture purchaser who has been picking up bargains on the cheap . |
| 51 | One exception has been Dean Hodgson , a neat and conscientious opener who has been picking up where he left off the season before last . |
| 52 | Any teacher who has been borrowing equipment from the Society or Jean Parmiter and is NOT using it , please return as soon as possible . |
| 53 | Mr Vasarhelyi , who has been drawing for 30 years , has also just finished a collection of World Wide Fund for Nature stamps for export to Italy and Iceland . |
| 54 | The well-known argument is that the woman 's refusal to concede to sexual intercourse is totally unjustified , since the two bodies have in fact already been made one by a flea , who has been sucking blood from them both . |
| 55 | But who has been clutching whom ? |
| 56 | A tradesman who has been ringing at the front door for several minutes gives up and goes away . |
| 57 | An old man who has been living in exile returns to Prague in 1998 . |
| 58 | The Pushkin Museum is holding an exhibition by Mikhail Kulakov , who has been living in Italy since 1976 . |
| 59 | The rapist , who has been living rough in wooded , hilly countryside , grabbed his latest victim in a village near Chippenham , Wilts . |
| 60 | Harris , who has been living in Minnesota and will eventually have to relocate , is to chair SCO 's executive committee , which includes vice presidents Doug Michels , Sam Spadafora , Dan Steimle and Lars Turndal . |