Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] been under [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Short 's preparation has been under way for six months and has been intensive . |
| 2 | The programme had been under way for some time , studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results . |
| 3 | The Wackersdorf reprocessing complex had been under construction for seven years behind barricades . |
| 4 | The formation of a Franco-German military force had been under discussion for several years , and a 4,000-strong brigade had been agreed in principle in November 1987 [ see p. 35665 ; 35913 ] and started operations in October 1990 [ see p. 38473 ] . |
| 5 | Since 1980 a proposal has been under discussion for a Directive which could require companies to introduce procedures for informing and consulting employees ; it became known as the ‘ Vredeling Directive ’ . |
| 6 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 7 | A customs officer involved in the case said Mr Bradburn had been under surveillance for weeks when he was arrested . |
| 8 | With equal determination , Annie was making it clear by chatting away happily to Ibn Fayoud and his schoolgirl friend that it would be rude to leave before the dancing had been under way for half an hour or so . |
| 9 | Traditional beer and pubs have been under threat for decades — and remain so today . |
| 10 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 11 | The Brigade positions had been under attack for the past four days and Nos. 3 , 4 , 6 , and 45 Royal Marine Commando had been having their share of casualties . |
| 12 | Gorazde has been under siege for more than four hundred and fifty days . |
| 13 | Both of these measures had been under discussion for a number of years , and but for the war there is every reason to believe they would have been enacted earlier . |
| 14 | Much of the development work that found its way into Challenger had been under way for some years on behalf of the Shah of Iran . |
| 15 | Proposals for the development of a Taurus system have been under consideration for much of this decade . |
| 16 | The contentious proposals have been under consideration for a number of years , says English Heritage , and are not principally attributable to its new director , the controversial Jocelyn Stevens , widely seen as a hardline , Thatcherite free marketeer . |
| 17 | The regime had been under strain for some time , not only up in the Syrian heartland but also in far-away Khorasan in northeastern Persia . |