Example sentences of "[vb base] be [verb] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cash boost : Wirral council staff who retire are to receive £90 for the first 25 years of service and £3.60 for each subsequent year following an increase in long service awards . |
| 2 | In fact , we in methodism we 've been ordaining women for the last twenty-five years , and it has become as natural as breathing to us . |
| 3 | Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right |
| 4 | I said , I said we 've been doing boundaries for the trial park today and they ran out of passes and gave us these and said they 'd be alright . |
| 5 | America 's top two golfers — they have won $2.5m between them on the US circuit this season — have been elected favourites for the 32-nation event , and they want to avenge their recent defeat in the Dunhill Cup , when Love , Couples and Tom Kite lost to England in the semi-finals . |
| 6 | America 's top two golfers have been elected favourites for the 32-nation event , and they are determined to avenge their recent defeat in the Dunhill Cup at St Andrews . |
| 7 | Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment . |
| 8 | Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment . |
| 9 | Touche Ross , who have been handling negotiations for the sale of the American style Marvels park , say there are several potential buyers . |
| 10 | Statistics on the death penalty in the USSR have been made public for the first time since 1934 . |
| 11 | And yet , as er as Linda said women have been playing football for the last seventy , and before that , I mean op , throughout the century women have been playing football ! |
| 12 | Up until today they have been winning praise for the quality of their football but everything seemed to go wrong this afternoon . |
| 13 | Sheila and Jim Smith from Abingdon have been fostering children for the last twenty-five years . |
| 14 | In addition schools throughout the country have been preparing schemes for the extension of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative ( TVEI ) , as well as implementing the Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education ( CPVE ) . |