Example sentences of "[noun sg] have be [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The squadron has been preparing for action for the past 2 weeks . |
| 2 | His best guess was that the reference was to Nerys , that his unconscious mind had been looking for comfort in the prospect that Wayne would at least be with his mother , in which case he decided that there was probably some hope for his mental state after all . |
| 3 | The Chancellor has been waiting for Father Christmas since the spring , and I do not think that Father Christmas will arrive for him before 25 December . |
| 4 | The Young King had been pressing for permission to go on a pilgrimage to Compostella but Henry II , believing that this was just an excuse to get away from his watchful eye , had instead ordered him to help suppress the rebellion in Aquitaine . |
| 5 | The aim of this legislation , as the Supreme Court noted , is to facilitate economic development , although it is fair to add that lenders both from within and outside the country have been pressing for change for some time . |
| 6 | Gator 's been riding for Vision practically since the birth of the wheel , and thus his models have always been a Vision favourite . |
| 7 | Quite recently , the European Parliament have been calling for oil ships which do not meet E E C standards to be expelled from community waters . |
| 8 | Where Whitehall mandolins would be sat on especially those who were involved in over interpreting general directives from Brussels and this side of the house has been jostling for position I am told , in order to get on the standing committee which is about to start upstairs . |