Example sentences of "has [been] [verb] on for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the latest run in in a dispute which has been rumbling on for some weeks betweenthe Post office and the National Communications union . |
| 2 | Well I think what came out of it firstly , was thanks to people like you , a tremendous amount of publicity for a problem that is certainly not a new one , one that has been going on for many many years . |
| 3 | The needless slaughter has been going on for more than a century . |
| 4 | The strike , in support of a suspended colleague , has been going on for more than a week . |
| 5 | The process has been going on for some time . |
| 6 | ‘ My father-in-law was well aware of all this ; it has been going on for some years but he would not do what was necessary to right the situation , that is cut out the loss makers and , perhaps , substitute other lines — stationery , office equipment , videos or any other line compatible with the book trade . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't really think they have done enough this has been going on for some time . |
| 8 | Well you say that International Women 's Day has been going on for some time , but here in Britain what 's known as the Women 's Movement has been in operation now for about , what , twenty one/twenty two years , something like that . |
| 9 | It is an idea the Pru has been working on for many years , and Mr Lawrence has been at the forefront of the plans . |
| 10 | Human Touch is the album he has been working on for several years and Lucky Town a set of songs he quickly wrote and recorded at home recently , and though the tone of the two records does n't differ that much , the second set of songs are far better . |