Example sentences of "have been [verb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why the peace process , for which Israel has been striving for 44 years , has to be seen as the only viable solution . |
| 2 | Indeed , the role of fibrinogen in platelet aggregation has been recognised for many years ( Born & Cross , 1964 ; Brinkhaus et al , 1965 ) . |
| 3 | Salicylate nephrotoxicity has been recognised for many years . |
| 4 | Jarvis , 51 , who is the son of a jump jockey , has been training for 21 years and Carroll House 's victory was by far his most important . |
| 5 | The visioncare business , which Pilkington has been nurturing for three years and where it now ranks in the world 's top three , increased its operating profits by £4.4 million to £18.8 million . |
| 6 | The visioncare business , which Pilkington has been nurturing for three years and where it now ranks in the world 's top three , increased its operating profits by £4.4 million to £18.8 million . |
| 7 | ‘ Hemp has been grown for many years on the Continent and this decision will allow UK farmers to gain a share of the market currently occupied by our EC partners . ’ |
| 8 | Its bid to become a polytechnic has been supported for many years by Conservative Members from Derbyshire . |
| 9 | Mary has been retired for eight years after 33 years ' service in the Bank at Scarinish . |
| 10 | Print Quarterly , based in London , has been publishing for ten years . |
| 11 | This approach , a very recent development for credit in this country ( though of course it has been accepted for many years as the basis of car insurance ratings ) , started in America . |
| 12 | A need for adequate protection in the field of residential care , and to a lesser extent in relation to the provision of domiciliary services , has been advocated for some years . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Geraldine , who worked as accounts clerk at Yarmouth Marine Base left to accompany her RAF husband to Cyprus where he has been posted for three years . |
| 15 | Ministers will continue to review every case where a life sentence prisoner has been detained for 10 years . |
| 16 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 17 | That Soviet ships dumped nuclear waste in the area has been suspected for many years . |
| 18 | SIR — The fact that Steve Redfern has been trying for six years to resume playing rugby union after playing rugby league ( Daily Telegraph , April 2 ) shows that union is a more enjoyable game . |
| 19 | The crowds at Constitution Dock cheered the owner who has been trying for 20 years to score a major success in this race . |
| 20 | He has been trying for three years and he said today : ‘ Maybe it is because , God knows , I 've had some leg problems and I just can not climb those steps that easily , ’ he joked . |
| 21 | Andrew 's family has been trying for three years to get treatment for him . |
| 22 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 23 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 24 | Opinion : ‘ … it will not be known until Sizewell B has been operating for some years whether the PWR will become the established nuclear option that has been sought for 30 years . ’ |
| 25 | Rick has been teaching for twelve years and is Head of Mathematics in a boys ' secondary modern school in a small town , with an intake mainly from middle-class homes . |
| 26 | Edith Harlow has been teaching for 40 years and Teachers in this area felt the time was ripe for celebration . |
| 27 | Jill Jones seems to fall into that category ( she has been teaching for seven years ) . |
| 28 | ‘ When a golf course has been played for 15 years , as The Belfry had , it begins to show certain areas where improvements can be made by fine-tuning . |
| 29 | Katie Englehart , the illiterate wife of an American farmer , has been healing for fifteen years . |
| 30 | Faith also has been flying for twenty years . |