Example sentences of "has [been] [v-ing] the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For days Mr Hurd has been criticising the Israelis for the harsh treatment of the Palestinians , so it was only politic of the government here to invite him to the Yadvashim memorial to the Holocaust . |
| 2 | Dealers pointed the finger at Credit Lyonnais Laing , which has been chasing the stock for a fortnight and whose paper and packaging expert , Henry Poole , has spotted the company 's recovery potential , advising clients to get in quick . |
| 3 | Following the review of the British Library 's acquisition and retention policies , published in 1989 , a Working Group , including the National Library of Scotland , has been considering the scope for co-ordinating collection policies among the legal deposit libraries . |
| 4 | That Britain is now a little more ready to join this hope-filled , rolling bandwagon is , not unnaturally , a matter of mild elation to Rushdie and to Article 19 , the freedom-of-speech group which has been organising the campaign for his defence . |
| 5 | Self taught , Albert , who is a relative of George Barron , of BBC TV 's Beechgrove Garden fame , has been tending the gardens for 16 years and has been a consistent winner in the gardens competition over the years . |
| 6 | The move should help stimulate economies on the continent where recession has been weakening the market for British exports . |
| 7 | The PBAA has been lobbying the government for public television for over ten years and is looking forward to contributing to this inquiry process . |
| 8 | The PACE Day Centre near Aylesbury has been using the technique for the last 3 years , but it could all be over in the next couple of days . |
| 9 | BP Exploration has been using the process for three years and is finding it popular and productive . |
| 10 | But its time-saving qualities — up to 30 minutes each day for each teacher — attracted the St George 's School for Boys in Southampton , which has been piloting the system for two years . |
| 11 | Dr Brenda Boardman from Oxford University 's Environmental Change Unit has been studying the impact for low income households of VAT on fuel . |
| 12 | Degas ' sculpture is on the move : literally , in the sense that a complete set of the artist 's bronzes has been travelling the world for the past five years , turning up in Verona , Florence , Amsterdam and Japan ; metaphorically , in a sudden resurgence of interest in the sculptures themselves , after more than four decades of academic neglect . |
| 13 | NeXT Computer Inc has been banging the drum for its forthcoming NeXTstep 486 object-oriented operating environment for 80486-based personal computers , reporting that Chrysler Financial , a wholly owned subsidiary of Chrysler Corp , will buy 2,500 copies of NeXTstep 486 . |
| 14 | Microsoft Corp has been banging the drum for its forthcoming Windows New Technology operating system in Europe and says it has won ‘ broad support ’ for it from ICL Plc , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA and Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG . |
| 15 | Mrs Robinson has been fighting the bypass for more than 4 years , because it will take too much of her land . |
| 16 | With hindsight , one can see how Mr Gorbachev has been preparing the ground for this week 's changes . |
| 17 | The business traveller has been trotting the globe for centuries ; before the nineteenth century most travel was for business purposes . |
| 18 | OVER the past few days , The Scotsman has been examining the evidence for a so-called ‘ moral crisis ’ in Britain . |
| 19 | Richard , who started work at the University in 1969 as assistant cook in the halls of residence , has been Assistant Catering Manager since 1973 , based at the Revis Barber and Dennis Bellamy Halls , where his deputy , head cook Ian Wade has been ruling the kitchens for 24 years . |