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Example sentences of "they have [be] [v-ing] for the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It ran beside a broad , shaded boulevard of feathery pepper trees , and the sudden sight of European-style buildings made him reflect that the jungles , fields and villages through which they 'd been moving for the past few hours had remained unchanging throughout many centuries .
2	They 've been digging for the chemicals , been tortured and crucified , again and again .
3	It was found in a garden where they 've been digging for the past six weeks .
4	They 've been expanding for the last four years .
5	Then nine tenths of the rubbish they 've been printing for the last few weeks will be seen for what it is .
6	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 .
7	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 .
8	They had been drinking for the best part of an hour but none were drunk .
9	You may lose some credibility with the clientele if you demolish him or her with a blitzkrieg attack only to find later that they had been looking for the nearest toilet !
10	Other European countries said that the new British Government would be positive and co-operative and would put forward proposals for bringing about the completion of the European Community , for which they had been working for the past 40 years .
11	Or so he seemed to Sairellen Thackray who preferred her leaders to have the mature dignity of a Richard Oastler , whom she had followed on foot those ninety miles to York and back when they had been campaigning for the ten hour working day .
12	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 .