Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition parties had also been pressing for an early poll , especially in view of the poor performance by ANAP in local elections since 1989 [ see p. 36528 ] . |
| 2 | The first candidates have now been enrolling for the new , operational system , following the successful completion of the pilot phases of the Advanced Courses Development Programme during 1988–90 . |
| 3 | The repatriation of Yugoslavs had now been proceeding for a week . |
| 4 | Although in their own eyes the rebels had simply been fighting for what was rightfully theirs , from the point of view of Henry II and Richard they were disturbers of the peace , and as princes maintaining the peace within their dominions , the Angevins could generally rely on the support of the church . |
| 5 | Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis . |
| 6 | ‘ We will want to know if the warning lights had only been flashing for 10 seconds and not 30 . ’ |
| 7 | Although the Hervert Laming letter of 13 December 1992 created its own furore about what should be written down , senior managers had already been debating for six months about whether care managers should bluff users and relatives about the money available for them . |
| 8 | The Scotsman has also established that consultants helping put the finishing touches to a feasibility study on Rosyth for Medway Ports have also been acting for Scottish Enterprise . |
| 9 | British trade unionists have therefore been pushing for a slightly different wording that European Works Council Representatives should be elected by current workers ' representatives wherever they exist . |
| 10 | In Bulgaria , where motorists had reportedly been queuing for up to three days at pumps , rationing was introduced on Oct. 15 . |
| 11 | Although Lapwings still breed in all open habitats in the county , including heathland , numbers have apparently been declining for over 80 years . |
| 12 | The panic buying forced the Moscow city council on May 28 to announce a temporary ban on the sale of food and consumer goods in city shops to anyone unable to produce a Moscow residence permit ( such restrictions had already been operating for many weeks in Leningrad and a number of other cities ) . |
| 13 | Other sectors , such as oil refining and petrochemicals , have been pretty depressed so contractors used to serving those industries have all been looking for business in the same markets as ourselves . |
| 14 | The shape and musculature of a dolphin do not alone account for its speed and swimming efficiency , and biologists have long been searching for features of the skin which may explain the mysteries of the dolphin 's swimming prowess . |
| 15 | Rumours had already been circulating for some time in the movie world that Madonna , whose big new movie will be Body Of Evidence , was discussing a new film with Sr Almodovar . |