Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb base] [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 They are part of a BMS Action Team and have been working for six months of mission in France .
2 In brief , the four regions of the South have been absorbing all the ( admittedly rather limited ) national increase in population and have been pulling in people from the rest of Britain .
3 The Labour party cloaks under expressions such as ’ attack on civil rights ’ the fact that such people have not registered for the tax and have been indulging in tax avoidance , a practice for which the Labour party still shows some sympathy .
4 Often the ability not to become tense infuriates coaches and managers who think that a sense of urgency and resolve are missing in the performance of a sportsman who seems too relaxed .
5 Since then they have regularly cleaned the slate and have been laying over the slate side by side .
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