Example sentences of "have been running for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE national lottery may be new in the UK but in Spain the big gamble game has been running for 180 years . |
| 2 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | The unofficial sanctuary has been running for four years and is now looking after more than a hundred animals . |
| 6 | The tank is 60″ × 24″ × 18″ and has been running for twelve weeks . |
| 7 | The scheme has been running for 11 years . |
| 8 | Once the scheme has been running for 20 years or more , claimants will not build up any more 80ths . |
| 9 | ‘ The class has been running for 2½ years ’ What stamina ! |
| 10 | The Milk Race , which has been running for 25 years , is like a wagon train as it winds its way through the country . |
| 11 | But the rehabilitation centre which has been running for 21 years could be closed within the year . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The BA Honours Degree in Retail Marketing , formulated by JS and Manchester Metropolitan University , has been running for three years and the two parties have now formally signed a contract securing the future of the programme . |
| 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 | Take Benjamin Gribble for instance , on the settling day in March 1847 of a contract which had been running for 5 months : |
| 16 | Mark Turnball , one of the business partners behind Lemmings , said the firm had been running for two years , organising events in many parts of the country . |
| 17 | Unit trust savings schemes had been running for 20 years , but investment trust savings schemes did not start until 1984 . |
| 18 | The figures were much the same after the experiment had been running for three months , but 83% thought the experiment should continue . |
| 19 | The centre 's been running for four years and is still looked after by Andy Middleton who set it up . |