Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] been search for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He may have also been searching for some of Hopkins 's papers ? ’ |
| 2 | He had obviously been searching for appropriate words of censure during the silence . |
| 3 | Yes , we had both been searching for years for a place like this , well away from urban life with some land and outbuildings . |
| 4 | The shape and musculature of a dolphin do not alone account for its speed and swimming efficiency , and biologists have long been searching for features of the skin which may explain the mysteries of the dolphin 's swimming prowess . |
| 5 | US giants such as Microsoft have a strong commitment to multimedia CD-ROM publishing have long been searching for suitable properties . |
| 6 | I have unsuccessfully been searching for a set of military rear bumpers . |
| 7 | The calculation of unemployment statistics is somewhat different in Australia , the United States , Canada and Japan where sample surveys are taken to estimate the total number of people who are without jobs but have actually been searching for work during the sample period . |