Example sentences of "[vb past] he have [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.

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1 The man claimed he had been looking for his girlfriend when challenged by staff members .
2 As the door closed , Zen let out a breath he realized he had been holding for a long time .
3 Buckby , who is also secretary of the Langbaurgh Schools Cross Country Association , said he had been trying for nearly ten years to have the rule changed .
4 Douglas Gray of Middleton in Teesdale said he had been complaining for over two years about undelivered letters and hit out at the ‘ uncaring attitude ’ of the Post Office in Darlington .
5 Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs .
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