Example sentences of "that [pers pn] has been [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 A READER writes that she has been trying for weeks to find the outcome of the Prime Minister 's ‘ Taking Stock ’ exercise .
2 If he can prove that it has been exercised for 20 years before the date of an action , it will be presumed that it has existed from ’ time immemorial ’ .
3 My main criticism of intensive agricultural production , and of animal farming in particular , is that it has been locked for too long into a model-T-Ford-type philosophy , geared to produce a standard commodity as cheaply as possible .
4 Furthermore , from a banker 's standpoint a bill that indicates that the merchandise has been ‘ shipped ’ or placed ‘ on board ’ is preferable to one which merely states that it has been received for future shipment .
5 Only about one quarter claim that it has been used for INSET purposes in their schools and even fewer claim that its use has resulted in any changes .
6 For example , it is still commonplace in cartoons to show cavemen and dinosaurs together , despite the fact that it has been known for many years that dinosaurs were extinct long before the evolution of ‘ cavemen ’ .
7 Is not the Minister aware that it has been known for some time that four times as many women as men suffer the chronic pain that comes from the loss of movement in and the fracture of hip joints ?
8 He says that it has been known for drugs to be smuggled in large packages .
9 According to Advanced Micro , the 210 has proven such a popular architecture that it has been chosen for the first speed and power upgrades .
10 The trouble with the right hon. Gentleman is that he has been searching for a way to do nothing about this problem .
11 Mr Gummer has used the guest house for every Tory conference since his student days and he told friends that he has been rewarded for his continued custom with the best room in the house .
12 It is clear that he has been speaking for some time .
13 I feel that he has been waiting for me to get home so he can demonstrate this talent .
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