Example sentences of "[pron] has been [v-ing] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have set up an AIDS task force , which has been searching for the bug that causes the disease ; they suspect a virus . |
| 2 | Here 's another new model from guy who has been riding for the same big-time company for literally eons . |
| 3 | Jenny Pitman is another who has been waiting for the rain before releasing a very strong team . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ This time was a much more pleasant occasion , ’ said John , 45 , who has been running for the last seven years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |
| 8 | He has been waiting for the right offer for some time after turning down an approach from Italian club Pisa several seasons ago . |
| 9 | He will himself present new data on the cohort of doctors he has been studying for the past 40 years , while his colleagues will review current knowledge on some of the many other topics that he has studied — including the effects on health of oral contraceptives , the parts played by radiation and by asbestos in various cancers , and patterns and trends in mortality . |
| 10 | Although he has had his feet under the desk only since January , he has been preparing for the job since last summer by meeting researchers and officials , visiting institutes abroad and drawing up an initial draft of his plans . |
| 11 | In a conventional world , the Chancellor would simply roll his forecasts forward as he has been doing for the past two years now . |