Example sentences of "they [vb base] [been] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been digging for the chemicals , been tortured and crucified , again and again . |
| 2 | It was found in a garden where they 've been digging for the past six weeks . |
| 3 | They 've been expanding for the last four years . |
| 4 | Then nine tenths of the rubbish they 've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is . |
| 5 | They 've been living for the last ten years in an environment where they expect there to be a high level of occult activity in society . |
| 6 | A game of tag ( see below ) may well be just the thing ; but if they 've just come in from the playground and that 's what they 've been doing for the last fifteen minutes , it would be a bit of a waste of time . |
| 7 | They 've been bought for the fact that all over the country there 's all these holes in the wall and people are putting up shelves , building furniture or whatever . |
| 8 | In addition to controlling the visitors during the parade , they have been collecting for the WRAC Association and the collection boxes must be returned to Corps Headquarters . |
| 9 | They have been selected for the quality of their objectives and will involve working in partnership with geographers , conservationists and ecologists in the countries they visit . |
| 10 | " I have been connected with different unions for this last twenty years " , he declared to the Royal Commission on Labour in 1892 , " but I am sorry to state that they have been formed for the benefit of one man , for he has generally cleared out with the funds " . |
| 11 | Often these can provide extremely useful teaching material , despite the fact that they have been produced for the general public , rather than with a school 's audience in mind . |
| 12 | They have been criticised for the choice of colours associated with warfare , but up here in these hills surrounded by an army of uniformed police , US marshalls and private security guards all bristling with weapons , it is war : UMWA vice-president Cecil Roberts has said as much . |
| 13 | They have been chosen for the posts in other parts of the country because their employers consider them to be the best people for these particular jobs . |
| 14 | This causes a reaction even after they have been entangled for the rabbits are inclined to bite at the net if they are left within it for too long . |