Example sentences of "has been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scenery up here has been arresting so far ; now it takes on an unexpectedly serene beauty . |
| 2 | That is why the peace process , for which Israel has been striving for 44 years , has to be seen as the only viable solution . |
| 3 | The old detractors may remain unconvinced , but taking ‘ Outernational ’ on its own merits — and leaving the past where it 's best left — this has to be the culmination of what Mackenzie has been striving for through those half-pitched albums of the late '80s . |
| 4 | Since 1978 an organisation called the Liberal Association for the Movement of People ( LAMP ) has been striving to address these problems . |
| 5 | Decisive victory for either side : that is what Turkish policy , in so far as it has any power , has been striving to prevent . |
| 6 | Originally from California , Toni has been striving to achieve musical recognition for the past ten years , playing in LA bands and doing backing vocals for Berlin . |
| 7 | After that great 1000-page bout with Gary Gilmore in 1979 , Mailer has been displaying the typewriter equivalent of punchdrunkness . |
| 8 | Sara has been displaying ’ Comfort Eating ’ in Cheltenham . |
| 9 | It is clear that a great deal of ley hunting done over the past 50 years has been hunting chance alignments . |
| 10 | Japan has been hunting minke whales in the Antarctic for " research " purposes . |
| 11 | The Old Berkshire Hunt , based at nearby Faringdon , has been hunting in the area since 1830 . |
| 12 | One of the most fearsome figures on television has been entertaining an army of his young fans here in the region . |
| 13 | The television presenter Johnny Morris , famous for his Animal Magic series , has been entertaining more than a thousand children at a wildlife park in the Cotswolds . |
| 14 | As for Master Gates , he came home a war hero and has been enjoying the fruits of his fame ever since . ’ |
| 15 | The style of the Victorian era has been enjoying a revival , first with the conservatory and now reproduction cloches . |
| 16 | Unknown or overlooked by most museum professionals , a series of major international art exhibitions has been enjoying unusual success in the Tennessee capital . |
| 17 | In The Art Newspaper No. 16 March 1992 p. 6 we published the fears of some art historians that this exhibition might have been infiltrated by fakes ; in the event these fears have proved to be groundless and the show has been enjoying great success . |
| 18 | One of the largest Polish communities in Britain has been enjoying a style of dancing seldom seen outside its homeland . |
| 19 | It has been enjoying spectacular growth for its sales of the super absorbent polymers which make nappies that much more comfortable . |
| 20 | But since mid-September , Klensch has been sharing the spotlight in CNN 's new Style programme , co-hosted by Christie Brinkley . |
| 21 | One of Britain 's most popular athletes has been sharing the secret of his success with a group of schoolchildren . |
| 22 | The North Country Continental , latterly known simply as the boat train , has been connecting the north west with East Anglia for years . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Wright has been transforming his management team , which has recently been completed with the additions of Reg Broughton from ICL , functioning as vice president of OEM sales and marketing and Carl Baldini , a founder of server start-up Enterprise Technology , as vice president of engineering . |
| 24 | His rousing address finished with the exciting claim that ‘ IBM has been transforming itself into a solutions company ’ . |
| 25 | Since the tragedy , the Swindon Bus Company has been ferrying the children across town . |
| 26 | Although the idea of COSE has been kicking around for more than a year now , it was the possibility of missing the opportunity to be a part of a very public announcement on the opening day of the UniForum show that finally drove some of the parties to the table — and final agreement was reached barely 48 hours before Wednesday 17 , opening day of the San Francisco event . |
| 27 | Although the idea of COSE has been kicking around for more than a year now , it was the possibility of missing the opportunity to be a part of a very public announcement on the opening day of the UniForum show that finally drove some of the parties to the table . |
| 28 | Back at the clubhouse , it was just another day 's work for the club professional , the irrepressible Dai Stevenson , who has been dispensing tees and sympathy to the Portrush members for 16 years , as had his late father , the legendary P G Stevenson , from 1922 to 1977 . |
| 29 | The building industry has been cashing in by providing sheltered housing schemes for elderly people , there is a whole holiday industry built around holidays for the elderly and more and more private nursing homes are springing up . |
| 30 | The press has been clamouring for ‘ new faces and new measures ’ . |