Example sentences of "'s been [v-ing] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is a man next door who 's been looking for a job at least five years . |
| 2 | Ottawa , Canada-based 4GL software supplier Cognos Inc is about to consummate the moves into Unix and distributed computing it 's been flagging for a year , with the planned Six By Six launch of six products on six Unix platforms in August . |
| 3 | Well erm I think so , I mean they had a great side under Bill Beaumont 's leadership and it 's been promising for a couple of years with England , and today they actually came through with the goods erm a bit of an anti-climax last year at erm at Murrayfield . |
| 4 | " It 's been raining for a week . " |
| 5 | a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's been running for a bookie again , Sarah . |
| 7 | It 's not just that Mr Parnham knows the count , it 's an idea the old boy 's been floating for a while , so he tells me . |
| 8 | She 's been missing for a week , was going to marry a rising Minister , successful career , everything coming up roses . |
| 9 | For two years Kelly 's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant , the only cure for her condition . |