Example sentences of "[conj] had been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the ‘ Samson ’ , it is an important rediscovery , once in the Demidoff Collection , that had been missing for decades and was last seen in at the C.L.Cardon sale in Brussels in 1921 . |
| 2 | And the NRPB 's move also emphasized a process that had been continuing for many years . |
| 3 | They gave him a letter that had been waiting for his arrival . |
| 4 | It may also have been that the government was unwilling to lend further strength to the clamour for the reform of the Official Secrets Act ( which has now happened ) that had been mounting for some years . |
| 5 | Surely this was something that had been threatening for years ? |
| 6 | In Australia , he had rejuvenated a sport that had been declining for years ; in England , he did exactly the same , leaving people exhilarated by his team 's play wherever they went and creating a great new surge of interest in the game . |
| 7 | A lone man at nearly midnight , wearing a thin jacket in a storm that had been blowing for over an hour … |
| 8 | She 'd moved over by the window and had been reaching for a chair , but now she stopped . |
| 9 | Another , a woman who was living , and had been living for many years in , in continuous adultery ! |
| 10 | One student looking for employment had finished his grant entitlement in the first quarter of 1984 , and had been job-seeking for six months ( Table 7.2 ) . |
| 11 | The twins had wandered out of the rectory garden and had been missing for twenty minutes . |
| 12 | Tim , from Great Sankey , was a dedicated fan of the club and had been shopping for an Everton strip on the day of the Bridge Street bombing . |
| 13 | Mr Waterworth worked for an agency and had been driving for the Fewston Transport Company , of Skipton , at the time of the tragedy . |
| 14 | As an amateur jockey Pip has had eight National hunt wins this season and had been challenging for the Ladies Championship . |
| 15 | The banks have been hostile to the plans from the beginning but had been waiting for the right moment to withdraw on commercial rather than political grounds . |