Example sentences of "have [be] [v-ing] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Jean Broke-Smith , the Lucie Clayton principal , who has been coaching debs for the show for 20 years , described the problem : ‘ Even though these girls are much more self-assured than their equivalent 20 years ago they still need to be told to push their hips and pelvis forward and to keep their bottoms tucked in , ’ she said . |
| 2 | FOR some time now , the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association 's executive has been seeking input for the updating of its Development Plan , and to serve this purpose , an all-day session of discussion groups has been arranged for Sunday , 21 March , at Strathclyde Park . |
| 3 | Climate Changer is an intriguing choice , since its business to date has been developing applications for the air-conditioning industry — its previous link to OCT had been as a large user of the machines . |
| 4 | Melanie , their new PR , has been watching proceedings for the last few minutes . |
| 5 | McEvoy , 39 , is back on the amateur circuit after being chosen as England captain , and has been having lessons for the first time ‘ to stimulate my game . ’ |
| 6 | The market culture , which has been infiltrating universities for the past decade , has recently gained momentum . |
| 7 | Some people may suggest that the absence of Ireland 's top three drivers might actually be a good thing for Cork , making it a much more competitive event , but it will do little to improve the profile of a rally that has been losing ground for the past few years . |
| 8 | Freddie Fox , officially labelled Frederick Fox , has been designing hats for the Queen for the past 23 years . |
| 9 | Her personal milliner John Boyd , who has been making hats for the princess since she was 16 , said : ‘ She already has such a collection of hats that she does n't need anything new for this occasion . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ She 'd been taking hush-money for the last ten years . ’ |
| 11 | We 'd been providing cover for the convoy , when a vehicle went over a land mine . |
| 12 | ‘ They must have been meeting places for The Hell Fire Club he discovered . ’ |
| 13 | This entailed an eighty-mile drive in all , at a time when I should have been making sandwiches for the post-funeral bun-fight . |
| 14 | Malaysia had been seeking endorsement for the EAEC and a programme of action for its implementation . |
| 15 | I have been following with interest the Gardeners ' World programmes where Nigel Colborn had been designing a new garden , especially when he had been using plants for the shady corner . |
| 16 | I have never known anyone work like it — and I discovered today that she had been writing articles for the Clarion Cry at midnight on top of everything else she did in the house . |
| 17 | Er , it started in eighteen fifty six , had been currying leather for the saddlery trade all those years and it was then a subsidiary to and was making saddlery leather for them , but in addition , quite a large production of fancy leather for the local light leather goods trade . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment . |
| 22 | Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment . |
| 23 | Touche Ross , who have been handling negotiations for the sale of the American style Marvels park , say there are several potential buyers . |
| 24 | 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 ! |
| 25 | Up until today they have been winning praise for the quality of their football but everything seemed to go wrong this afternoon . |
| 26 | Sheila and Jim Smith from Abingdon have been fostering children for the last twenty-five years . |
| 27 | 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 ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Leon 's been touring England for the past ten days , Delia . |