Example sentences of "we [vb base] been [v-ing] [pers pn] for " in BNC.

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1 We 've been watching them for weeks . ’
2 Keith goes on : ‘ We 've been doing it for three or four months now and the only problem was when somebody tripped running to the B stage , fell down and scraped their elbow ! ’
3 I , I think most people would feel , we 've been doing it for such a while
4 He said , ‘ No , I have statements , I have witnesses and we 've been surveying you for the last four months . ’
5 Not that she 'll recognize ye , her sight 's none too good , but we 've been tellin' her for days ye 'd be coming . ’
6 We 've been importing it for centuries .
7 ‘ Oh , yes , we have been hunting them for years .
8 We have been planning it for more than a year .
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