Example sentences of "has [be] running for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Once the scheme has been running for 20 years or more , claimants will not build up any more 80ths . |
| 3 | The Hagen Biolife filter in our office tank has been running for a few weeks now , and one or two little problems have shown up . |
| 4 | The tank is 60″ × 24″ × 18″ and has been running for twelve weeks . |
| 5 | THE national lottery may be new in the UK but in Spain the big gamble game has been running for 180 years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Any tank that has been running for several months in a typical down-flow system will eventually become clogged and packed down . |
| 8 | Hayes Machine Knitting Club has been running for quite a few years now and welcomes new members . |
| 9 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 10 | Cray Computer says that at least one prototype has been running for about three weeks and hopes to have one ready to demonstrate by the end of this summer . |
| 11 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 12 | Here , after a campaign has been running for some time , a sample survey is used , in which questions are asked about the brands in the market in question : |
| 13 | The independent Spanish magazine Piragüismo de las Autonomías has been running for about a year now . |
| 14 | That is serious in view of the fact that the committee has been running for more than four years . |
| 15 | ‘ THIS drama about the decline of our coal mines has been running for at least 75 years . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ This time was a much more pleasant occasion , ’ said John , 45 , who has been running for the last seven years . |
| 18 | Er you will all be aware I think that the budget has been running for some months and er I suppose a lot of you either as spokes persons or as members of groups have actually been dealing with the budget issues in some detail . |
| 19 | The Milk Race , which has been running for 25 years , is like a wagon train as it winds its way through the country . |
| 20 | But the rehabilitation centre which has been running for 21 years could be closed within the year . |
| 21 | The unofficial sanctuary has been running for four years and is now looking after more than a hundred animals . |
| 22 | ‘ OPTIONS ’ has been running for over ten years in America , four years on the UK mainland and over two years in the province . |
| 23 | This latest development in a saga which has been running for many months represents a change of heart by the Saints ' board . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The Merseyside Police Raft Race has been running for years and during that time has raised vast sums for local charities . |
| 26 | The charity has been running for the past ten years and also has a branch in Middlesbrough which specialises in providing relief for sufferers of cerebral palsy in Poland . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The scheme has been running for 11 years . |
| 30 | 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 . |