Example sentences of "been pressing [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I suppose he could have lent money to Ingard , and been pressing for payment . " |
| 2 | The NPKTF , which had taken definitive form in 1902 , had been pressing for reconciliation within the Edinburgh branch , and was to play a strongly supporting role in 1910 . |
| 3 | The Young King had been pressing for permission to go on a pilgrimage to Compostella but Henry II , believing that this was just an excuse to get away from his watchful eye , had instead ordered him to help suppress the rebellion in Aquitaine . |
| 4 | The aim of this legislation , as the Supreme Court noted , is to facilitate economic development , although it is fair to add that lenders both from within and outside the country have been pressing for change for some time . |
| 5 | Local residents have been pressing for action to curb the speed and behaviour of some drivers . |