Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [v-ing] [noun] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The base has been training airmen for more than half a century . |
| 2 | Apple has been advising developers for some time to use names and not numbers but not all seem to have taken heed — it looks as though they will have to when System 7.0 comes out next year equipped with Apple 's own outline font system . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , a working party report urging positive action on equal opportunities by the Scottish Law Society has been gathering dust for more than a year . |
| 4 | Born in 1908 , Maitre Lelièpvre has been drawing horses for most of his life , and sold his first painting at the age of eight . |
| 5 | Dr Johnny Birks has been studying mink for many years and he admits with some reluctance that this extremely successful marten may have contributed to the vole 's decline . |
| 6 | In closing the hospitals the health authority has been purchasing care for those people that let you care for them in a variety of settings and support . |