Example sentences of "has [been] [v-ing] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For years , Costa Rica has been calling for the extradition of US citizen John Hull , charged with premeditated homicide , drugs and arms trafficking , along with other criminal acts including participation in the 1984 bombing of a news conference at La Penca , in which six died . |
| 2 | The territorial assembly has been calling for the tests to stop until proper health studies are done . |
| 3 | They have set up an AIDS task force , which has been searching for the bug that causes the disease ; they suspect a virus . |
| 4 | Euro competition chief Sir Leon Brittan has been pushing for the guide since a survey found British cars were an average 59 per cent dearer than the cheapest Continental prices . |
| 5 | The gallery ‘ gelbe MUSIK ’ has been catering for the specialists and the curious for ten years and celebrates its anniversary this spring . |
| 6 | Mr Brandreth has been campaigning for the Army 's new pay and personnel centre to be located in Chester and he led two delegations from the city to see Mr Hanley 's predecessor , Archie Hamilton . |
| 7 | Batty has been missing for the past 5 ? games . |
| 8 | Often the pilot is lost and has been worrying for the past half an hour about where he is . |
| 9 | Political pressure has been growing for the Queen to pay . |
| 10 | Although he has had his feet under the desk only since January , he has been preparing for the job since last summer by meeting researchers and officials , visiting institutes abroad and drawing up an initial draft of his plans . |
| 11 | Jenny Pitman is another who has been waiting for the rain before releasing a very strong team . |