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

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No	Sentence
1	If it was n't exactly political pessimism of the order of ‘ mourir pour Danzig ’ it must have been alarming for Americans to hear from High Commissioner Pignon 's diplomatic adviser of the feeling that French interests were not important enough to die for because the country was being given over to the Vietnamese and when the war was over French influence would have disappeared .
2	It could have been leaking for months .
3	His stillness made them hesitate ; he might have been watching for fish but the stream was hardly large enough for trout , only minnows or sticklebacks Libby pressed close to George , they stayed on the path watching .
4	He must have been looking for bathroom .
5	Mr Stein would have been looking for chefs , receptionists , back-room staff , chambermaids , gardeners , laundry workers , bar staff , waiters … ’
6	Master Thomas said they must have been looking for people , not things , and thought you should be warned , so … ’
7	‘ He must have been driving for hours . ’
8	You might have been driving for years by going over the top of the wheel as a lot of lorry drivers do .
9	While the book may have been disappointing for Books Etc in Charing Cross Road , the overall UK sales were spectacularly good at over 40,000 copies in the trade — a record sale for a Herbert hardback .
10	Edward Nundy , 55 , of Southend , Essex , was allegedly seen at his boat when he should have been working for Car Buyer magazine .
11	Trying to interrogate officers of the Grand Army would have been asking for trouble .
12	He would have liked to have watched it from the public gallery ; but that would have been asking for trouble .
13	You have got to train that person which you could have been doing for years and
14	And what 's impressive is they 're doing research that we should have been doing for years !
15	‘ I ca n't have been making for Gullholm , though , can I ? ’

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