Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] have been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abingdon 's trade had been waning for some time , with its fulling mills lying in ruins and unemployment rife by 1538 . |
| 2 | Since Gooding 's detention in Coney Hill , the city 's MP has been campaigning for his transfer to more secure premises . |
| 3 | Long 's health had been deteriorating for years , but he had kept open his channels of communication ; like Law his influence was based on years of devotion to the interests of the party , and like Law 's that influence had been used to argue the case for coalition . |
| 4 | Columbia 's payload has been waiting for a shuttle ride since nineteen eighty six . |
| 5 | Andrew 's family has been trying for three years to get treatment for him . |