Example sentences of "has [been] active for " in BNC.

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1 By the death , at the age of 66 , of Mr. Philip Henry Thomas which took place after a long illness , on Saturday the 18th instant , at his residence at 13 Rusham Road , Battersea loses a citizen who has been active for 40 years in championing the cause of Liberalism in this borough … .
2 The Commission on Analytical Nomenclature of IUPAC has been active for a long time in establishing nomenclature for chromatography .
3 The latter probably included correspondence with Colonel Filipović in Belgrade , who has been active for many years in agitating for firmer action
4 The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils much closer together and this important aspect of our work has expanded considerably in recent times .
5 The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils closer together .
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