Example sentences of "[vb base] be [v-ing] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't of course foretell er what 's gon na happen in Eastern Europe , but looking externally er at the lower interest rates and the er more competitive value of the pound and internally at the improved cash flow and the actions that we 've been taking over for the past couple of years and I can say that there 's now generally a more optimistic feeling in the air amongst our group companies . |
| 2 | I ca n't believe it , I 've been slagging off for the three weeks this is crap , this is really naff . |
| 3 | No-one 's wanted to have a punt and we 've been scrambling about for the odd winner . |
| 4 | In the U K the improvement plans we 've been working on for the last two years have been very successfully implemented but they 've been overtaken by the U K recession . |
| 5 | The village is fascinating ; the sort of place the press have been raving about for the past four years when they talk about ‘ unspoilt Turkey ’ . |
| 6 | To most people the term Gatt means very little but the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade which 108 countries have been wrestling over for the past six years is vital to fair trading throughout the world . |
| 7 | This allowance is very limited — it is available only for married women whose child/children are over four years of age and who have been signing on for the previous six months . |
| 8 | The marquees have been going up for the Hay on Wye festival of Literature which begins tonight . |