Example sentences of "they 've been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been digging for the chemicals , been tortured and crucified , again and again . |
| 2 | It was found in a garden where they 've been digging for the past six weeks . |
| 3 | Of course not , they 've been elected for a period , they serve to the end of that period , whether they 're made redundant or not , so they go on for the four year term . |
| 4 | That as they 've been made redundant , as they 've been victimized for trade union activity possibly , we then as a union decide that they can not stand for office ? |
| 5 | He , too , married a girl of his own milieu ; they 've been separated for many years . |
| 6 | They 've been expanding for the last four years . |
| 7 | They 've been calling for an alternative route to the A 421 since World War Two . |
| 8 | He said , ‘ In fact , they 've been looking for him . |
| 9 | They 've been looking for me to take me back . ’ |
| 10 | They 've been created for us by none other than Mr. Ken Lo , restaurateur and leading authority on Chinese food . |
| 11 | Then nine tenths of the rubbish they 've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is . |
| 12 | they 've been done for many years |
| 13 | They 've been engaged for a year , and it was decided the wedding could take place during August , when there is just routine spraying and pruning to be done , well before the vendange itself , when I can not do without him . ’ |
| 14 | They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days . |
| 15 | Aggie 's friend knows about him , but , as he said , they ca n't pin anything on to him ; they 've been tryin' for a long time . |
| 16 | But if you can actually influence the French let us know because , or let the government know , because they , they 've been trying for years ever since Napoleon 's day , to try and do something . |
| 17 | It 's tempting , but probably inadvisable , to accept their statements — often pat slogans they 've been repeating for years — at face value . |
| 18 | Register Office , handful of guests , parents optional , drink-up at couple 's house ( in which they 've been living for several years already ) . |
| 19 | They 've been living for the last ten years in an environment where they expect there to be a high level of occult activity in society . |
| 20 | They 've been made for more recent Carnivals . |
| 21 | They 've been advertising for more than six weeks … at the job centre in the local papers and on the radio . |
| 22 | Yes er erm my instructions are that all persons are accounted for in the premises and er once they 've been accounted for er then it was safe for other officers , i.e the C I D or Superintendent to go to that yes and they would not have been allowed in had I not received instructions that the house was secure and all persons accounted for . |
| 23 | They 've been waiting for it . |
| 24 | It 's the chance they 've been waiting for . |
| 25 | Paul Groombridge says it 's the good news they 've been waiting for . |
| 26 | A game of tag ( see below ) may well be just the thing ; but if they 've just come in from the playground and that 's what they 've been doing for the last fifteen minutes , it would be a bit of a waste of time . |
| 27 | Oxford ca n't grumble they 've been winning for 15 years … its Cambridge 's turn but Oxford will be back on top next year |
| 28 | They 've been bought for what they do . |
| 29 | They 've been bought for the fact that all over the country there 's all these holes in the wall and people are putting up shelves , building furniture or whatever . |
| 30 | They claim they 've been taken for a ride . |