Example sentences of "he has be [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is clear that he has been speaking for some time .
2 He has been trying for three years and he said today : ‘ Maybe it is because , God knows , I 've had some leg problems and I just can not climb those steps that easily , ’ he joked .
3 The thing is , he has been using for such a long time .
4 He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller .
5 It was his first medal in the competition , which he has been entering for five years — his previous best placing was ninth in 1990 .
6 Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years .
7 When Ellcock announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the age of 216 after Middlesex 's pre-season tour to Portugal , he was finally admitting defeat in a struggle to overcome back problems he has been fighting for much of his 10-year career .
8 Mr Boris Yeltsin , the president of Russia , may have won the battle , but he has not yet won the war he has been fighting for more than half a year with the Congress of People 's Deputies .
9 No individual can sell or receive commission on investment business , unless he has been working for that same Company for at least five continuous years .
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