Example sentences of "mr [noun] have be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Mowatt and Mr Pirrie had been working through the user directories , archiving files for retention , and deleting others as advised by users . |
| 2 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 3 | Mr Flood had been staring into that tree a lot lately , and worse still having conversations with someone he saw in its branches . |
| 4 | same sort of feel that Mr Allenby 's been dealing with ? |
| 5 | With hindsight , one can see how Mr Gorbachev has been preparing the ground for this week 's changes . |
| 6 | When she found that she was pregnant , she turned to her older sister for help , and since the O'Dells knew that Mr Marriner had been paying court to Moira , they assumed he was responsible for her condition . |
| 7 | John Rodwell , a specialist inspector from the Health and Safety Executive , said it appeared Mr Eaton had been using the burning torch to cut at the edge of the slot at one end of the pipe trying to open it and hot gases could have caused it to become dislodged and fall . |
| 8 | A former adviser to Roy Hattersley , Mr Hill has been running Labour 's highly effective press and broadcasting machine . |
| 9 | The cause was either the butane gas heater or the electric lead lamp Mr Whitley had been using under the car , or both , setting fire to petrol vapours . |
| 10 | Previously , Mr Ntoni-Nzinga had been studying for a doctorate in theology and anthropology in Manchester , UK . |
| 11 | Since taking over from Left-winger David Hunt , former Thatcherite Mr Redwood has been trying to reassure the Welsh that there will be no dramatic change in Welsh Office policy . |
| 12 | Although Mr Cross has been making music since the early 80s , he 's best known for Ride Like the Wind and the theme tune to Dudley Moore 's film Arthur . |
| 13 | Meanwhile Mr Jagger has been attempting to put the record straight about his musical colleague , Mr William Wyman , the bass ( sic ) player , who recently declared that the belipped chanteur was ‘ an egomaniac ’ and then went on to dispute Mr Jagger 's claim to be the author of the seminal lied , ‘ Jumping Jack Flash ’ . |
| 14 | It was not the remark Mr Crumwallis had been expecting , but he perked up , as he frequently did in interviews with parents , when an opportunity for fraudulent self-congratulation presented itself . |
| 15 | However , since then Mr Barnes has been considering starting proceedings under the 1976 Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act , which allows for prosecutions of individuals in the Republic for offences allegedly committed in Britain . |
| 16 | Mr Bond has been building rockets since his teens . |
| 17 | Mr Redmond had been looking after the woodyard where he worked while his employer was on a cruise to restore his health , and Sarah told Anne that her father had been given fifty pounds as a mark of appreciation when his employer returned . |
| 18 | The money from US West will help its balance sheet , which Mr Levin has been trying to clean up . |
| 19 | The chairman , wearing a fawn sports jacket , said he apologised if he had ‘ caused any offence ’ , but said he was annoyed because Mr Loveluck-Edwards had been reading a novel in court . |
| 20 | Along with with Robin Harris , past director of Conservative research department , who is joining the Downing Street policy unit , John O'Sullivan , editor of the US National Review and Sir Ronald Millar , playwright , Mr Patten has been helping to write the Prime Minister 's speech for today 's keynote address . |
| 21 | Analysts say Mr Patten has been fighting a war of nerves with China over the proposals , with neither wanting to go into any negotiations from a position of weakness . |
| 22 | Mr Tavernor has been fighting their case for more than forty years . |
| 23 | It 's understood Mr Bryan had been thinking of returning to Painswick this weekend to escape the hoarde of newsmen beseigning him in London … |
| 24 | Yesterday publican John McKeague said that Mr McGarry had been drinking regularly in his bar for the last 20 years , but added that no one had ever asked about his movements . |
| 25 | Mr Wilson had been celebrating in an aunt 's house just after tea when he disappeared , and the family had assumed he had gone home . ’ |
| 26 | The most direct risk of an Arab exit is an Israeli entry : the very response that Mr Hussein has been hoping for . |
| 27 | Although the polls show the Liberal Democrats have gained support during the campaign , 20 per cent is well short of the breakthrough Mr Ashdown has been seeking . |
| 28 | Presumably Mr Malik had been giving her tutorials . |
| 29 | Mr Koc had been earning 50p a day doing winter work on a building site in the Turkish capital before he was taken to London . |
| 30 | Mr Koc had been earning 50p a day doing winter work on a building site in the Turkish capital before he was taken to London . |