Example sentences of "have [be] run for [adj] years " in BNC.
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1 | THE national lottery may be new in the UK but in Spain the big gamble game has been running for 180 years . |
2 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
3 | Take the High Road , which has been running for 13 years , does n't make the ratings tables because it is not slotted in a peak viewing time across the country . |
4 | ‘ In Basildon only 32 out of 8,000 homes were sold and in Scotland where it has been running for two years only 223 out of 6,000 tenants have bought houses . |
5 | The unofficial sanctuary has been running for four years and is now looking after more than a hundred animals . |
6 | The scheme has been running for 11 years . |
7 | Once the scheme has been running for 20 years or more , claimants will not build up any more 80ths . |
8 | ‘ The class has been running for 2½ years ’ What stamina ! |
9 | The Milk Race , which has been running for 25 years , is like a wagon train as it winds its way through the country . |
10 | But the rehabilitation centre which has been running for 21 years could be closed within the year . |
11 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
12 | The worry for regular viewers to the series which has been running for 19 years , is that the ethos of the programme may be changed to pander to the larger English audience . |
13 | The BA Honours Degree in Retail Marketing , formulated by JS and Manchester Metropolitan University , has been running for three years and the two parties have now formally signed a contract securing the future of the programme . |
14 | That was when the islanders voted to join Canada rather than resume the status of ’ responsible government ’ after having been run for 15 years by a commission from the United Kingdom . |
15 | The report lists ‘ many faults ’ inherent in the way the railway had been run for several years . |
16 | Mark Turnball , one of the business partners behind Lemmings , said the firm had been running for two years , organising events in many parts of the country . |
17 | Unit trust savings schemes had been running for 20 years , but investment trust savings schemes did not start until 1984 . |
18 | ‘ I 've been running for several years but only up to half marathon distance , ’ he says . |
19 | Among the host of popular classes that have been running for several years — upholstery , art , body conditioning , keep fit , body talk , jazz dance , electronic organ , and two levels of French — there are also the more recent additions of appreciation of poetry , yoga for beginners and dressmaking . |
20 | The centre 's been running for four years and is still looked after by Andy Middleton who set it up . |