Example sentences of "have [be] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | Well it maybe , you see I 've had this , this has been hanging around for a month |
| 32 | This has been hanging about for a long , long time while I 've been on this and these people and they 're very special people I 've got this sword of hanging over my head . |
| 33 | Although this important principle of credit creation has been illustrated above for a single bank system , the same principle will operate in an economy with many banks provided that there is an efficient clearing system . |
| 34 | Too much emotion has been bottled up for too long and in some firms the performance-reward link is seriously distorted . |
| 35 | We use this way in to stop people stealing what gear we have.Andy has been scratching around for a regular roof over his head for a year , ever since he lost his job and his home burned down in a fire . |
| 36 | On top of this , the environmental time bomb that has been ticking away for years now seems ready to explode . |
| 37 | Although this has been argued over for fifty years , the size of this ancient catastrophe now seems incontrovertible . |
| 38 | The total number of books published in the UK has been rising relentlessly for over 10 years , but 1993 should herald a change in strategy from major publishers : Random House , HarperCollins and Reed Consumer Books are among companies to have announced that they are substantially reducing the number of titles that they will be publishing in 1993 . |
| 39 | Martinez , another Spaniard , has been rising steadily for years and seems to be reaching her peak after a great three-set victory over Sabatini in the Rome final this month . |
| 40 | Ideally , the EC Commission would step in with a way to prevent the disruption of trade ; but it has been trying unsuccessfully for many months to steer a directive on packaging waste through the council of ministers . |
| 41 | The man behind the take-over bid is understood to be a key figure in the Jersey tourist industry and has been trying unsuccessfully for years to get a Channel Island summer soccer tournament off the ground . |
| 42 | During recent years , demand has been building up for greatly increased facilities for full-time substitute care . |
| 43 | ‘ The situation has been eased slightly for my parents since a community nurse has been visiting Jennifer , but I must admit I 'd rapidly been coming to the conclusion that something else would be needed very soon . |
| 44 | The £750,000 Payton has been ruled out for two weeks with a torn hamstring sustained in the FA Cup replay defeat by Portsmouth . |
| 45 | HARTLEPOOL United defender Keith Nobbs has been ruled out for four weeks . |
| 46 | ‘ Hodge has been ruled out for the season after an appendix operation , but I am confident Jones will do a good job . |
| 47 | It 's the latest run in in a dispute which has been rumbling on for some weeks betweenthe Post office and the National Communications union . |
| 48 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 49 | Although she has been teaching now for some eight years , on and off , although she enjoys it , feels she is good at it , and would like to go on doing it for the rest of her life if possible , she always feels a twinge of anxiety at the beginning of a new term . |
| 50 | Jean has been teaching there for 24 years . |
| 51 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 52 | Robert Taylor has been listening out for the sounds of an economic recovery |
| 53 | This unique Number 4850158 has been selected especially for you in the latest by invitation-only Hospital Plan Cash Match Prize Draw . |
| 54 | A first summit attempt by selected climbers has been pencilled in for between Friday and next Monday . |
| 55 | A tour has been pencilled in for November but , if you ca n't wait , Sean 's management would like to remind you that there 's a video around called Sean Hughes — Live And Seriously Funny . |
| 56 | Edit the RDBI configuration file and include the name of an ORACLE account which has been created solely for the use of the RDBI transfer program . |
| 57 | A completely new , and as yet untitled , work has been created specifically for the spacious Sackler Octagon . |
| 58 | Not surprisingly , he has been enlisted promptly for the Fiji squad for Hong Kong which also arrived last night . |
| 59 | This report has been provided by KPMG Peat Marwick and has been prepared solely for the purpose of providing selected information on a confidential basis to professional investors . |
| 60 | However you organise your checking routine , it is crucial to present written work which has been checked over for spelling . |