Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] for the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since he 'd arrived at Montpelier Square he had been listening for the slightest movement elsewhere in the flat . |
| 2 | You may lose some credibility with the clientele if you demolish him or her with a blitzkrieg attack only to find later that they had been looking for the nearest toilet ! |
| 3 | This was it , the confrontation-point which he had been dreading for the best part of a week . |
| 4 | Gentlemen ushers in knee-length black tunics fuss about , directing last-minute guests to their seats , although most have been waiting for the best part of an hour , making stilted smalltalk to conceal their pride . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the good news will bring some welcome relief to those homeowners who have been waiting for the best part of 1991 to sell their home . |
| 6 | They had been drinking for the best part of an hour but none were drunk . |