Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [v-ing] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Probyn 's husband has told police that the pair , who 've been living apart for several months , had a row . |
| 2 | not freehold land freehold buildings we 've been depreciating now for many many years . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been racing around for most of the day . |
| 4 | I 'm not , I 've been sitting down for half an hour . |
| 5 | I 've been going downhill for several days now . |
| 6 | I 've been coming here for some time and only now am I relaxed there . |
| 7 | The Cavaliers and Roundheads have been stocking up for another season , re-enacting the English Civil War . |
| 8 | As most people in South Africa know , they have been living apart for some while — ostensibly on security grounds . |
| 9 | I have been waiting only for that so that I might go . ’ |
| 10 | Although this written account is extremely tenuous , patient archaeological excavations that have been going on for many years on Santorin are beginning to reveal a story to rival that of Pompeii . |
| 11 | Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion , nuclear safety and the environment . |
| 12 | Since then , various voluntary groups throughout the campus , the UK and abroad have come forward with names and addresses of active alumni , some of whom have been networking enthusiastically for many years outwith the official organisation of either the Graduates Association of the University . |