Example sentences of "he [vb -s] been [v-ing] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An iconoclast , Engel may find the job sedate after the hurly-burly of the general election , which he has been covering for his newspaper . |
| 2 | I feel that he has been waiting for me to get home so he can demonstrate this talent . |
| 3 | He has been waiting for his allowance since first putting in a claim for the new benefit on April 24 , more than six months ago . |
| 4 | Like Costner , David , 40 , has had to guard Whitney from hordes of obsessed fans in the four years he has been working for her . |
| 5 | For years he 's been looking for something to put his madness into . |
| 6 | Bob Sillitoe says that since he came back from Kilimanjaro he 's been looking for something else … another challenge … the climbing has given his son a great sense of confidence |
| 7 | Do n't you want to know why he 's been looking for you ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 9 | ‘ That is Sparky 's ninth goal of the season and he 's been scoring for us throughout , ’ Ferguson said . |
| 10 | Since then he 's been waiting for him higher up on various tracks . |
| 11 | He told Husband he 'd have to consult with the rest of the private Office and maybe even the PM before he could agree to them interrogating you ; he may actually be doing that , for all I know , though I think it 's more likely he 's been waiting for his temper to cool before he briefs you . |
| 12 | He 's been waiting for you to come off , ai n't I Yun ? |
| 13 | ‘ He 's been asking for you . ’ |
| 14 | Well obviously the sad reality of the thing does n't come home to , to our countrymen and a man comes up last week and tells me that he 's been paid off by the Daily Record he 's been working for them for thirty five years and he asked what how much pension will he have and says that he 's getting four years pension . |
| 15 | He 's been working for it for years . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's been working for you ? ’ |