Example sentences of "been [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition , a diverse and mostly respectable group of people who have been clamouring for a bit of say in the new Kuwait , did not get even a token position . |
| 2 | Nobody left the queue : they were n't going to lose their place , they 'd been queueing for an hour . |
| 3 | " It 's been raining for a week . " |
| 4 | From the statement " It has been raining for an hour in Chicago " , for example , we are able to infer , using our knowledge of the real world , that the streets of Chicago are wet . |
| 5 | Dozens of street musicians have been competing for the title of Britain 's best busker . |
| 6 | Brewers have been competing for the title of Best British Beer at the industry 's own version of the Oscars . |
| 7 | Farmworkers have been competing for the title of Britain 's best ploughman , and a place in the world finals in New Zealand . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been walking for a week . ’ |
| 9 | Benjamin , who had been walking for a month , found himself less welcome in his mother 's room and followed Ruth around the house like a pet lamb . |
| 10 | She has been walking for an hour a day for more than a year , but very slowly . |
| 11 | I 've been lurking for a couple of months now and I had a couple thoughts : |
| 12 | Sighing , Tim 's father said the family knew the country had been praying for the 12-year-old . |
| 13 | Citizens ' Action and other environmental groups have been pressing for a broadening of the reporting requirements , so as to give a more accurate of pollution levels . |
| 14 | The Finnish government had hitherto been pressing for a change in the plans , to incorporate a special section allowing passage for rigs over 65 metres high . |
| 15 | As you will know the local residents and visitors have been pressing for a footpath along Gubberford Lane for many years . |
| 16 | Tropical timber producers have been pressing for the ITTA , which expires next year , to be replaced by a comprehensive agreement that also covers wood from temperate forests . |
| 17 | He had been pressing for the opportunity to abandon himself , free of dogma , and here it was . |
| 18 | The main stumbling block had been the appointment of its chair [ see pp. 37712 ; 37777 ; 37858 ] , a problem temporarily resolved on Dec. 11 when Prince Norodom Sihanouk , who had hitherto been pressing for the chairmanship , called on the SNC to " stop talking about the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship … and have the 12 SNC members , on an equal footing , work for peace " . |
| 19 | But the Shelby County Commission has been pressing for an investigation since the 1991 book The Death of Elvis : What Really Happened , quoted doctors as saying Presley died of a drug overdose . |
| 20 | MPs had been pressing for an enquiry following the publication of a damning report on the state of school discipline by the Professional Association of Teachers in 1987 , which was given prominent coverage in the press . |
| 21 | Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire . |
| 22 | Warwick , 38 , and a veteran of 131 Grands Prix , won the world sportscar championship with Peugeot this year and has been itching for a chance to get back in the big time of Formula One . |
| 23 | ALL summer , sun-worshippers have been itching for a break in the rainfall . |
| 24 | The young man admitted in due course , when we had been driving for an hour , that he did not know the way and was totally lost . |
| 25 | ‘ I have been dying for a toke all day . |
| 26 | ‘ I bet he 's been dying for an audience , ’ Dalziel said to Pascoe . |
| 27 | I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend . |
| 28 | ‘ In the letter , Tristram said ‘ I 'm sending you a document I 've been keeping for a friend ’ . |
| 29 | I have been looking for a recording ( with some difficulty ) , since not many shops are prepared to let me listen to different interpretations ) , indeed I purchased the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden/Marc Ermler offering only to be disappointed , all because I wanted CD sound quality to replace a home-made cassette of a live Radio 3 broadcast ( should I be telling you this ? ) |
| 30 | Darlington councillor Frank Robson , chairman of the town 's twinning sub-committee , said : ‘ We already have twin towns in Germany and France and have been looking for a twin in Eastern Europe for some time . |