Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [verb] for [art] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Here 's another new model from guy who has been riding for the same big-time company for literally eons .
2 ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret .
3 The Hagen Biolife filter in our office tank has been running for a few weeks now , and one or two little problems have shown up .
4 Where employees are concerned , a minimum of 2,000 has been used for the same reason .
5 Meanwhile a memorial service has been held for the former cabinet minister and Cotswolds MP Nicholas Ridley .
6 Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle .
7 And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours .
8 But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed .
9 No , not just one day , as I said , I 'd been trying for a few
10 ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’
11 The government 's Countryside Commission argued that the licence should only have been renewed for a few years during a thorough review of military land requirements .
12 With sufficient manipulation of the rota , it would be possible to arrange for the work-force to have been working for the same number of hours at different times of the day — condition ( 2 ) .
13 The sightseers on the banks of the river , who , sensing something afoot , had been gathering for a few hours , dodged about , seeking a view between bushes .
14 Thornton had been pushing for the same sort of readership , and the two men had another thing in common — they wanted action .
15 Initially , she had been ostracised in some quarters , and on several occasions when she had arranged a soiree , rival parties had been arranged for the same night .
16 Inexplicably , two compulsory first-year lectures had been scheduled for the same day and time , and the error had only just been noticed .
17 But he stressed that no formal approach had been made for the former football ground .
18 My ‘ heavenly brother ’ was not a Sasse boy , but from the primary school in nearby Mutengene mission where I had been staying for a few days .
19 Armenia 's nuclear power station was closed in February 1989 because of earthquake fears , while construction of nuclear plants in Krasnodar and the Crimea had been terminated for the same reason , after popular protests and construction of several reactors of the Chernobyl type had also been halted .
20 Even more important was that the jungle habitat had been protected for the same reason .
21 It was unlikely that murder had been committed for a few pounds , but one could never be sure .
22 He believed Everett had been murdered for the same reason Cunningham did .
23 Newley and I have been bidding for the same things for years . ’
24 To this extent we could say that the cultural materialists re-assert a form of reflection theory , where history has become a mirror in which contemporary political priorities have been substituted for the former certain ground of Marxist analysis .
25 Two seats out of three have been won for no more than 42.5% of the votes , and two out of four for only 24.2% .
26 Listen , Bill — the boy 's been training for a few weeks , and it 's time he did some work .
27 He was to have joined me this week , but his train met with an accident , so he 's been detained for a few days with an injured ankle .
28 It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is …
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