Example sentences of "[Wh det] have been [v-ing] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Authorities in Serbia again blocked a UN relief convoy which has been trying for days to reach the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica . |
| 2 | The brew is still fermented for days , using the same yeast which has been working for years and years . |
| 3 | Repeated doses of bad news from the front generated mounting criticism of government incompetence ; ministerial confidence was visibly shaken ; and discontent which had been smouldering for years burst into flame . |
| 4 | For a start there were the Trumper 's advertisements on TV — a whole series of them , which had been running for years . |
| 5 | Airline stocks , which have been surging for months on a series of high-stakes takeovers , declined after one potential target , US Air , declared lower than expected earnings . |