Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] [v-ing] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The milkmen have been watching out for customers who lay their part in the community , are good neighbour , keep a watchful eye on elderly residents , or putting nuts out for the birds . |
| 2 | ‘ They realised just what the people in Northern Ireland have been going through for 25 years . |
| 3 | To most people the term Gatt means very little but the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade which 108 countries have been wrestling over for the past six years is vital to fair trading throughout the world . |
| 4 | It contains the first detailed plans for the Himalayas , which all the big names in the business have been working on for years . |
| 5 | ‘ These stories have been going round for a long time , and they grow with the telling . ’ |
| 6 | The Cavaliers and Roundheads have been stocking up for another season , re-enacting the English Civil War . |
| 7 | ‘ And these unveilings have been going on for eight years ? |
| 8 | The marquees have been going up for the Hay on Wye festival of Literature which begins tonight . |
| 9 | Is he aware that the negotiations have been going on for five years , that we must have a replacement for the multi-fibre arrangement that will enable our textiles to penetrate the markets of countries which do not allow any textiles in and those with tariffs of 200 per cent. , and that even the United States has a tariff of 36 per cent . |
| 10 | The village is fascinating ; the sort of place the press have been raving about for the past four years when they talk about ‘ unspoilt Turkey ’ . |
| 11 | Welcome back:Thousands of new Oxford students have been signing up for anything from scuba diving to tiddlywinks , in this year 's freshers ' fair . |
| 12 | Talks have been going on for some time on a range of scientific matters including fusion , nuclear safety and the environment . |
| 13 | Talks have been going on for weeks over the future of the Royal marriage , but despite repeated attempts to save it , the Queen finally decided it was all over on Tuesday afternoon . |