Example sentences of "has been [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People magazine has been looking for possible substitutes , and among the personalities they suggest is Prince Charles . |
| 2 | Zimbabwe supports controlled culling of its large elephant population and has been looking for legal ways to cover the costs . |
| 3 | Since the 1970s Scandinavia , and in particular Sweden and Norway , has been campaigning for other countries to drastically cut sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions . |
| 4 | Academics have been writing books and articles ; Charter 88 has been campaigning for constitutional reform ; citizenship is to be incorporated in the National Curriculum in the schools ; and a commission under the august patronage of the Speaker of the House of Commons published a report entitled Encouraging Citizenship in October 1990 . |
| 5 | Allan has been working for Historic Scotland since 1986 and has gained wide-ranging experience including masonry consolidation , hewing and building of all types of stonework at sites throughout Grampian Region and the Shetland Islands . |
| 6 | Some disagree with this line of thinking — notably Ichiro Ozawa , the secretary-general of Japan 's ruling party , who has been arguing for Japanese soldiers to be sent to the Gulf in a non-combat role — but they have not had much luck making their case . |