Example sentences of "who has [been] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crowds at Constitution Dock cheered the owner who has been trying for 20 years to score a major success in this race . |
| 2 | ‘ We can hear the phones , and it saves a trek downstairs , ’ says Sheila , who has been smoking for 25 years . |
| 3 | Mr Vasarhelyi , who has been drawing for 30 years , has also just finished a collection of World Wide Fund for Nature stamps for export to Italy and Iceland . |
| 4 | , 16 , who has been sailing for about seven years , said winning the championship was ‘ a surprise ’ . |
| 5 | Here 's another new model from guy who has been riding for the same big-time company for literally eons . |
| 6 | Jenny Pitman is another who has been waiting for the rain before releasing a very strong team . |
| 7 | But Price , who has been waiting for his first major title since blowing the British Open ten years ago , said : ‘ I learned from his example , watching his Open triumph at Muirfield . ’ |
| 8 | My longcase clocks are entirely handcrafted , with brass and dial work , engraving , silvering , hand piercing and bluing , etc. … undertaken in association with Steve Kelly , the renowned Exeter clockmaker — who has been practising for more than 65 years — and other craft specialists . |
| 9 | But Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown , who has been pressing for CUTS in interest rates , said the rise was ‘ disastrous . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The same applies to anyone , tall or short , who has been dieting for a lengthy period already , and generally to those who are only a few pounds overweight . |
| 12 | Butcher , who has been scouting for Sheffield Wednesday , turned out for their reserve side in a 2–1 Pontins League victory over Rotherham . |
| 13 | The district council decision has been welcomed by a Conservative councillor , Alan Trotter , who has been campaigning for action , with regional Councillor Fred Ratky . |
| 14 | Walker , the England Youth international goalkeeper , who has been deputising for the injured Thorstvedt , gave away a free kick just inside his penalty area by taking too many steps with the ball . |
| 15 | I 've discovered who has been paying for my education . |
| 16 | This competition is open to anyone who has been trading for less than three years ( ie since May 1989 ) . |
| 17 | POLICE believe a body washed up on a beach in Kent might be that of a young Essex woman who has been missing for two months . |
| 18 | POLICE are concerned about the safety of a 20-year-old woman who has been missing for a week . |
| 19 | A thrill went through Alice , as when someone who has been talking for a lifetime about unicorns suddenly glimpses one . |
| 20 | ‘ This time was a much more pleasant occasion , ’ said John , 45 , who has been running for the last seven years . |
| 21 | Though Alan Watt is back training , he is not included in GH-K 's 24-strong squad , which includes a French No8 , Franck Gruel , who has been playing for the 2nds . |
| 22 | If someone else is living in your home , for example someone who has been caring for you , this may also mean the value is not taken into account . |
| 23 | ( a ) Children in need Section 20(1) requires every local authority : to provide accommodation for any child in need within their area who appears to them to require accommodation as a result of : ( a ) there being no person who has parental responsibility for him ; ( b ) his being lost or having been abandoned ; or ( c ) the person who has been caring for him being prevented ( whether or not permanently , and for whatever reason ) from providing him with suitable accommodation or care . |