Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [v-ing] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this has been leaking for some time then the transfer box is probably low on oil . |
| 2 | It is clear that he has been speaking for some time . |
| 3 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 4 | Brian Clough has been trying for several weeks to recapture the man he sees as a key player in his fight to lift Forest off the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I am deeply interested in the row that has been brewing for some time in the heat of the nuclear arms debate , and not only because the key figure is a friend of mine . |
| 7 | Work towards this goal has been progressing for some time , culminating in a public launch at a major conference , held in the Forum Hotel , Glasgow on 23 October , 1989 . |
| 8 | While fashion magazines announce that longer skirts are in style , the princess has again appeared in the multi-coloured striped skirt she has been wearing for more than a year . |
| 9 | He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller . |
| 10 | The thing is , he has been using for such a long time . |
| 11 | The zoo is now considering a number of proposals which includes one submitted by the staff and another by New Zoo Developments Ltd. along with an in-house plan which the Society has been developing for some time . |
| 12 | Since the department since the regional office has been suggesting for some time , or throughout the entire process of this structure plan alteration , that erm an exceptions policy should be considered by the erm county council , I think it would be consistent that we would anticipate the panel could reach a conclusion on the inclusion of the major exceptions policy as part of this alteration . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | This latest development in a saga which has been running for many months represents a change of heart by the Saints ' board . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Any tank that has been running for several months in a typical down-flow system will eventually become clogged and packed down . |
| 17 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 18 | 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 : |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | A particularly influential way of studying them was outlined by Ninian Smart , one of the first members of the Shap Working Party which has been campaigning for this approach since the early 1970s : religions each have at least six dimensions : doctrinal , mythological , ethical , ritual , experiential and social . |
| 21 | John Ambrose has been turning for many years , delighting competition judges and spectators with his originality and precision . |
| 22 | I suppose I 've seen Matthew with the safe open , and I may have noticed the books , but this firm has been going for more than a century and one does n't take much notice of such things , one has grown up with them . ’ |
| 23 | Good God , Teddy , the US arms industry has been praying for this war for years . |
| 24 | No individual can sell or receive commission on investment business , unless he has been working for that same Company for at least five continuous years . |
| 25 | SEL has been working for some two years on producing French versions of GEC 's technical specifications — an enormous project . |
| 26 | ‘ She has been missing for several days now and we are concerned for her safety , ’ said a Garston police spokesman . |
| 27 | The decommissioning of a small experimental reactor on the Sellafield site has been continuing for some years . |
| 28 | When Ellcock announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the age of 216 after Middlesex 's pre-season tour to Portugal , he was finally admitting defeat in a struggle to overcome back problems he has been fighting for much of his 10-year career . |
| 29 | In terms of ideology it is exactly what the FMLN has been fighting for these past seven years . |
| 30 | Mr Boris Yeltsin , the president of Russia , may have won the battle , but he has not yet won the war he has been fighting for more than half a year with the Congress of People 's Deputies . |