Example sentences of "has been [verb] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Road pricing , which involves charging drivers directly for their use of the road network , has been advocated for several years as a means of reducing congestion and environmental impact . |
| 2 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 3 | Brian Clough has been trying for several weeks to recapture the man he sees as a key player in his fight to lift Forest off the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 4 | The UK government measures the lead in tapwater that has been running for several minutes , as it would be if you had a bath in it , and not the first few pints or cupfuls , as you would use for cooking or making a cup of tea . |
| 5 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 6 | Any tank that has been running for several months in a typical down-flow system will eventually become clogged and packed down . |
| 7 | Replacement of the undilatably strictured lower oesophagus by a short segment of left hemicolon has been practised for several decades . |
| 8 | The award for best British film went to The Crying Game , which , along with Howards End , has been nominated for several Oscars . |
| 9 | ‘ She has been missing for several days now and we are concerned for her safety , ’ said a Garston police spokesman . |
| 10 | Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into transplantable cells has been proposed for several conditions , but treatment of immunodeficiency caused by adenosine deaminase ( ADA ) deficiency appears imminent . |