Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] for [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ? |
| 2 | Everything had been going so well this time ; leaving Glasgow on Saturday anticipation had been high , Amanda had even been waiting for him on the pavement outside her flat . |
| 3 | Although the citadel had been rebuilt by the Emperor Gia Long in 1802 , its palaces and temples had been designed and constructed faithfully in the style favoured by China 's Ming emperors and at the entrance to the Dai Noi , the Imperial City itself , Tran Van Hieu had been waiting for him in the shadow of the Ngo Mon , the " Bull Gate " roofed in gold tiles like the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Peking . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 5 | We must , surely , eventually get to recovery , but we have been waiting for it for a long time . |
| 6 | Mr Davidson 's father , Robert Snr , said Mrs Holmes had been working for him for the last eight years . |