Example sentences of "has been [v-ing] for many [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 This latest development in a saga which has been running for many months represents a change of heart by the Saints ' board .
3 John Ambrose has been turning for many years , delighting competition judges and spectators with his originality and precision .
4 It has been occurring for many years and has been embodied in legislation such as the Housing Acts of 1935 and 1957 , although numbers of sales have fluctuated considerably according to the political complexions of the government of the day .
5 A further example is when an organisation which has been trading for many decades finds itself increasingly out of touch with the market and the organisation 's internal culture and style is no longer appropriate to the markets it is trying to address .
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