Example sentences of "it have been [v-ing] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubts have continually dogged the potential deal between the bank — set up in the capital over two years ago with £26 million of institutional backing as a building society acquisition operation — and the Heart of England with which it has been talking for almost two years . |
| 2 | For one thing , the people elected Solidarity to govern and it has been governing for barely seven months . |
| 3 | It had been raining for over three hours , and the hide Duncan lay in was filled with water . |
| 4 | Unfortunately one day when it was earlier on he , he got his commands mixed up and we was m marching down the yard and the drive , and we was marching towards the factory up and down and right wheel and about turn , left wheel , basic foot drill you know it had been going for about ten minutes and all and we was going down towards the factory and erm we kept on going , we was getting close to the factory and he , he he forgot his words forgot what er command he wanted to give and he shouted stop you 'll be in the bloody factory in a minute instead of sa shouting halt , you know , he , he got flummoxed . |
| 5 | Oh it had been going for quite some time , I do n't know really when they would start . |
| 6 | in time and it 's been going for about five years . |
| 7 | It 's been going for about two now |
| 8 | The clients expect and understand that quite well now , because it 's been happening for about two or three years . |