Example sentences of "[that] 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 … |