Example sentences of "they 've [be] [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 . |