Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 2 | I have been following with interest the Gardeners ' World programmes where Nigel Colborn had been designing a new garden , especially when he had been using plants for the shady corner . |
| 3 | Climate Changer is an intriguing choice , since its business to date has been developing applications for the air-conditioning industry — its previous link to OCT had been as a large user of the machines . |
| 4 | And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently . |
| 5 | Sheila and Jim Smith from Abingdon have been fostering children for the last twenty-five years . |
| 6 | There were 23 other pairs — all younger and all seeming to possess the speed of Linford Christie around the court — and , when my partner greeted me with the news that he had been undergoing physiotherapy for a dodgy back all week , I felt that our interest would be peripheral , to say the least . |
| 7 | McEvoy , 39 , is back on the amateur circuit after being chosen as England captain , and has been having lessons for the first time ‘ to stimulate my game . ’ |
| 8 | Some people may suggest that the absence of Ireland 's top three drivers might actually be a good thing for Cork , making it a much more competitive event , but it will do little to improve the profile of a rally that has been losing ground for the past few years . |
| 9 | Prince Sihanouk has been issuing entreaties for a peaceful election from his Beijing residence . |
| 10 | In fact , we in methodism we 've been ordaining women for the last twenty-five years , and it has become as natural as breathing to us . |
| 11 | ‘ She 'd been taking hush-money for the last ten years . ’ |
| 12 | Such a process has been taking place for a long time . |
| 13 | ‘ Timothy , four , has been learning cello for a few months and loves it . ’ |
| 14 | Although I have n't been making records for the last six years , I have been working behind the scenes at Artists Against Apartheid , and me the Mandela concert last month , seeing that speech go out live on the BBC to all those people , was a culmination of all that work . |
| 15 | And yet , as er as Linda said women have been playing football for the last seventy , and before that , I mean op , throughout the century women have been playing football ! |
| 16 | The market culture , which has been infiltrating universities for the past decade , has recently gained momentum . |
| 17 | You see even when they tell the truth , if they 've been telling lies for a long time , even if they , when they tell the truth you do n't believe them |
| 18 | Shinjuro Yamamura , the chairman of the Diet budget committee , was stabbed to death on April 12 by his own daughter , who had reportedly been receiving treatment for a psychiatric condition . |
| 19 | Melanie , their new PR , has been watching proceedings for the last few minutes . |
| 20 | ‘ Leon 's been touring England for the past ten days , Delia . |