Example sentences of "[that] [vb -s] [be] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is unfortunate , for a series that has been gestating for three years . |
| 2 | Women , Art and Society is a synthesis of work that has been progressing for twenty years about women and the visual arts . |
| 3 | I am deeply interested in the row that has been brewing for some time in the heat of the nuclear arms debate , and not only because the key figure is a friend of mine . |
| 4 | ‘ There is a danger in any organisation that has been going for twenty years of attracting a clique and closing the doors on others . |
| 5 | The UK government measures the lead in tapwater that has been running for several minutes , as it would be if you had a bath in it , and not the first few pints or cupfuls , as you would use for cooking or making a cup of tea . |
| 6 | Any tank that has been running for several months in a typical down-flow system will eventually become clogged and packed down . |
| 7 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that let Windows applications run on Unix desktops . |
| 8 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that enable Windows applications to run under Unix on desktop systems . |
| 9 | do you want a cup of tea that 's been stewing for three days ? |