Example sentences of "have been [adv] [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mongolia has been desperately looking for some . |
| 2 | Nature , produced by Robin Hellier , has a lot of pace as did Horizon 's The Geneva event ( BBC2 , 24 January ) What the latter did not have was much patience with the aspirant but relatively unlearned student of what is going on in the world of high energy physics The main Geneva event — the identification of the W subatomic particle which , with the Z , will enable the theory that the four fundamental forces of nature can be unified within a single framework to be sustained — has yet to be announced , though it is believed imminent Horizon had been patiently filming for four years . |
| 3 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 4 | Since then we have been steadily searching for another prize to go with the vouchers . |
| 5 | In only his second start of the season , Snodin provided the spark of midfield inspiration and stong running that Everton have been desperately searching for all season . |