Example sentences of "[been] going for [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Well you have to think , International Women 's Day has been going for just about a hundred years . |
2 | Erm I must confess to doubting whether such a pool of talent exists and I share the views er of the Noble Lord , Lord Motterstone who in a very powerful and commonsense speech made this point an and a number of other ones , but I have to say that what I do think exists is the temptation to create posts for friends of the Government , a process of which has been going for far too long and I mem and I wonder if er members on the other side would defend this position as my Noble Friend Lord Allen said earlier , quite sincerely if , say , another party were in power before when such a time arrives it will then be of little avail for them to run around complaining , for they will have sown the seeds of their own dissatisfaction . |
3 | I 've been going for so long I can do everything . |
4 | ’ — and the Project had been going for so long , you see . |
5 | Remember estate agents have been going for so long they say , Oh is that another folder ? |