Example sentences of "and [verb] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zimbabwe supports controlled culling of its large elephant population and has been looking for legal ways to cover the costs . |
| 2 | The tank is 60″ × 24″ × 18″ and has been running for twelve weeks . |
| 3 | IDG World Expo is trying to pull together a Unix Fair ‘ 93/Tokyo for December 8 to 10 at the Pacifico Yokohama and has been touting for prospects for the show at UniForum . |
| 4 | Can I also say really I agree with Martin when he said erm , and has been saying for at least six months that surely we have more important things to , to talk about than , than this and I 'm sorry for Martin that he had to erm , give in really and put this I was the movement of the amendment in January ninety two erm , which confirmed that the rights of tenants and old occupiers of land in county council ownership to er allow or stop fox hunting over land in their care . |
| 5 | Warwick , 38 , and a veteran of 131 Grands Prix , won the world sportscar championship with Peugeot this year and has been itching for a chance to get back in the big time of Formula One . |
| 6 | Often the pilot is lost and has been worrying for the past half an hour about where he is . |
| 7 | Back down to Earth , and having been grumbling for months about high prices and offhand service I decided last week to try TGI FRIDAY 's AMERICAN BISTRO just newly opened in Gordon Street , Glasgow . |
| 8 | She 'd moved over by the window and had been reaching for a chair , but now she stopped . |
| 9 | Another , a woman who was living , and had been living for many years in , in continuous adultery ! |
| 10 | One student looking for employment had finished his grant entitlement in the first quarter of 1984 , and had been job-seeking for six months ( Table 7.2 ) . |
| 11 | The twins had wandered out of the rectory garden and had been missing for twenty minutes . |
| 12 | Tim , from Great Sankey , was a dedicated fan of the club and had been shopping for an Everton strip on the day of the Bridge Street bombing . |
| 13 | Mr Waterworth worked for an agency and had been driving for the Fewston Transport Company , of Skipton , at the time of the tragedy . |
| 14 | As an amateur jockey Pip has had eight National hunt wins this season and had been challenging for the Ladies Championship . |
| 15 | A serious inquiry into the theory that almost all Australians had no fathers and have been searching for a father figure ever since , only to find it in their own persons , with resultant confusion . |
| 16 | Darlington councillor Frank Robson , chairman of the town 's twinning sub-committee , said : ‘ We already have twin towns in Germany and France and have been looking for a twin in Eastern Europe for some time . |
| 17 | They are part of a BMS Action Team and have been working for six months of mission in France . |
| 18 | We pray for those who are unwell ; for those who have sick relatives and have been caring for them ; for those who are housebound , or are reluctant to come out of their homes ; for those who have had to work today ; for students away on courses ; for those who are away from Exeter today . |
| 19 | Even if it happens that I have made a firm decision to commit suicide , and have been wondering for weeks how to cheat the insurance company , the failure to jump would accord with my intention only by chance . |