Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because if you do , you can not fail to be deeply impressed by the very many ways in which high-fibre foods can help you to slim , and to come to the conclusion that the F-Plan is that major slimming breakthrough everyone has been seeking for so long . |
| 2 | It 's their last song , the one everyone has been waiting for , it 's their biggest hit — it 's a hysterical cock-up . |
| 3 | As its name would suggest , WinFax is a Windows-based Fax application , which has been shipping for a year now in its Version 2.0 form . |
| 4 | Their goodness has helped to make up the huge amount of goodness which has been accumulating for thousands of years and which we call the Created God . ’ |
| 5 | They have set up an AIDS task force , which has been searching for the bug that causes the disease ; they suspect a virus . |
| 6 | For example , in one CSE mode three which has been operating for about ten years , the course objectives are divided into content and process . |
| 7 | WRECS , which has been operating for almost a decade , now boasts a membership of more than 40 who attended the evening of festive fun at the Pavilion Club , Barlaston , complete with refreshments and cabaret . |
| 8 | Part of the problem has been the software , which has been looking for a decent hardware platform and waiting for support from a mainstream operating system vendor . |
| 9 | Authorities in Serbia again blocked a UN relief convoy which has been trying for days to reach the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica . |
| 10 | A further example is when an organisation which has been trading for many decades finds itself increasingly out of touch with the market and the organisation 's internal culture and style is no longer appropriate to the markets it is trying to address . |
| 11 | Erm I must confess to doubting whether such a pool of talent exists and I share the views er of the Noble Lord , Lord Motterstone who in a very powerful and commonsense speech made this point an and a number of other ones , but I have to say that what I do think exists is the temptation to create posts for friends of the Government , a process of which has been going for far too long and I mem and I wonder if er members on the other side would defend this position as my Noble Friend Lord Allen said earlier , quite sincerely if , say , another party were in power before when such a time arrives it will then be of little avail for them to run around complaining , for they will have sown the seeds of their own dissatisfaction . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The Milk Race , which has been running for 25 years , is like a wagon train as it winds its way through the country . |
| 16 | But the rehabilitation centre which has been running for 21 years could be closed within the year . |
| 17 | This latest development in a saga which has been running for many months represents a change of heart by the Saints ' board . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Tommy 's Campaign , which has been running for a year , has raised over £2,160,000 . |
| 21 | I am having problems with my two foot Red-Tailed Catfish which has been fasting for two weeks . |
| 22 | That news will come as a welcome relief to the authority , which has been waiting for more than three months for a reply from the Home Secretary . |
| 23 | A particularly influential way of studying them was outlined by Ninian Smart , one of the first members of the Shap Working Party which has been campaigning for this approach since the early 1970s : religions each have at least six dimensions : doctrinal , mythological , ethical , ritual , experiential and social . |
| 24 | Friends of the Earth , which has been campaigning for a clean-up programme , welcomed the announcement but said it did not go far enough . |
| 25 | The brew is still fermented for days , using the same yeast which has been working for years and years . |
| 26 | The crowds at Constitution Dock cheered the owner who has been trying for 20 years to score a major success in this race . |
| 27 | ‘ We can hear the phones , and it saves a trek downstairs , ’ says Sheila , who has been smoking for 25 years . |
| 28 | Mr Vasarhelyi , who has been drawing for 30 years , has also just finished a collection of World Wide Fund for Nature stamps for export to Italy and Iceland . |
| 29 | , 16 , who has been sailing for about seven years , said winning the championship was ‘ a surprise ’ . |
| 30 | Here 's another new model from guy who has been riding for the same big-time company for literally eons . |