Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shape and musculature of a dolphin do not alone account for its speed and swimming efficiency , and biologists have long been searching for features of the skin which may explain the mysteries of the dolphin 's swimming prowess . |
| 2 | Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis . |
| 3 | Other sectors , such as oil refining and petrochemicals , have been pretty depressed so contractors used to serving those industries have all been looking for business in the same markets as ourselves . |
| 4 | Two district councils , Angus and Cumnock & Doon Valley , have already been pressing for changes and the committee was told that many other authorities were experiencing disadvantages because of the rule . |
| 5 | The calculation of unemployment statistics is somewhat different in Australia , the United States , Canada and Japan where sample surveys are taken to estimate the total number of people who are without jobs but have actually been searching for work during the sample period . |