Example sentences of "that 's [been] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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1 | It 's a time bomb that 's been ticking for centuries and the fuse has always been gold . |
2 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that let Windows applications run on Unix desktops . |
3 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that enable Windows applications to run under Unix on desktop systems . |
4 | do you want a cup of tea that 's been stewing for three days ? |
5 | A council that 's been paying for a fourteen-year-old criminal to stay in Spain has been criticised in court . |
6 | What he can do is instill a sense of purpose and energy that 's been missing for years . |
7 | you know , that G P's that 's been practising for a long number of years you know er , elderly G P's are probably not as up-to-date on these kind of things as they should be . |
8 | Because I 've been keeping a record of everything that 's been happening for you , you know , so you wo n't have missed anything . ’ |
9 | Well never can he and er the other partners with er the plant hire that 's been going for donkey 's ages and never shows a profit . |