Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] be running for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been running for several years but only up to half marathon distance , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Yesterday , however , villagers were celebrating a decision which they hoped would mark the end of another local controversy which has been running for almost eight years . |
| 3 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 4 | Voluntary Project administrator Roy Montgomery is convinced the scheme , which has been running for three months , is a major success — and a lifeline for local young people . |
| 5 | The Milk Race , which has been running for 25 years , is like a wagon train as it winds its way through the country . |
| 6 | But the rehabilitation centre which has been running for 21 years could be closed within the year . |
| 7 | This latest development in a saga which has been running for many months represents a change of heart by the Saints ' board . |
| 8 | The worry for regular viewers to the series which has been running for 19 years , is that the ethos of the programme may be changed to pander to the larger English audience . |
| 9 | Take the High Road , which has been running for 13 years , does n't make the ratings tables because it is not slotted in a peak viewing time across the country . |
| 10 | Tommy 's Campaign , which has been running for a year , has raised over £2,160,000 . |
| 11 | For a start there were the Trumper 's advertisements on TV — a whole series of them , which had been running for years . |
| 12 | Take Benjamin Gribble for instance , on the settling day in March 1847 of a contract which had been running for 5 months : |
| 13 | ‘ This time was a much more pleasant occasion , ’ said John , 45 , who has been running for the last seven years . |
| 14 | A buy-in of shares may be the appropriate method of effecting a management buy-out where certain shareholders wish to realise their investment in a business which they have been running for some time , or they wish to retire , and there is a management team willing to continue with the business and become the new shareholders . |
| 15 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 16 | ‘ In Basildon only 32 out of 8,000 homes were sold and in Scotland where it has been running for two years only 223 out of 6,000 tenants have bought houses . |
| 17 | Can I just draw people 's attention to the very last point which was made in case any one sending large sums of cash through the post office , erm , it , it 's been running for a long time |
| 18 | Since his recovery , he 's been running for the Cancer Research Campaign . |
| 19 | Since his recovery , he 's been running for the Cancer Research Campaign . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's been running for a bookie again , Sarah . |