Example sentences of "have [adv] been [v-ing] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | US giants such as Microsoft have a strong commitment to multimedia CD-ROM publishing have long been searching for suitable properties . |
| 2 | A number of experiments on bone modification in soil have been initiated , but they have only been running for five years and so far there is no good evidence of any change . |
| 3 | I understand that the Government have not been negotiating for that . |
| 4 | And again there will be the same erm circumstances that I have just been describing for other people applying here . |
| 5 | The Scotsman has also established that consultants helping put the finishing touches to a feasibility study on Rosyth for Medway Ports have also been acting for Scottish Enterprise . |
| 6 | Oh I 'm gon na start going , I have n't been swimming for that long and I 've been saying off and on oh I must go , I must go , but when it 's so cold outside you do n't feel like coming out with all wet hair and all that |
| 7 | Well if you have n't been working for six months you are looking for a job , you are not unemployed . |