Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [noun prp] have [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the past 30 years Aegina has been producing about the best pistachios in the world . |
| 2 | For the past six months Jardines has been arguing that Hong Kong 's largest companies should be granted ‘ exempt listing status ’ . |
| 3 | For the past three years Brenda has been learning German at the Open Learning Centre on site and she puts it to good use on frequent trips abroad . |
| 4 | For more than 50 years Oxfam has been trying to improve the fabric of society in some of the world 's poorest regions . |
| 5 | This was the one question Robert had been hoping the headmaster would not ask him . |
| 6 | For the last five years Volkov has been drinking himself to death . |
| 7 | If , over the last five years X/Open has been providing specifications for ‘ open systems plumbing , ’ bridging the gap between vendor products and user requirements , the introduction of XPG4 , X/Open hopes , will see it re-cast as a ‘ standards integrator . ’ |
| 8 | Mr Nathan lamented the fact that for 40 years Israel had been saying it had no one to talk to and now that the other side was prepared to talk , Israel refused . |
| 9 | For two years Kelly 's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant , the only cure for her condition . |
| 10 | FOR two years NATO has been fretting about its new place in the world , if any , after the fading of the Soviet danger , if fade it does . |
| 11 | Six-foot father of seven Billy Marsh has been wearing high heels , padded bras and skirts , and has told his family : ‘ Call me Jilly . ’ |