Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [adv] been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Although Lapwings still breed in all open habitats in the county , including heathland , numbers have apparently been declining for over 80 years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |