Example sentences of "been work [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general these texts give the impression that where interpretative principles had already been worked out for legacies , trusts followed them ; and where they had not , much the same principles were adopted for both institutions . |
| 2 | They have been working successfully for years and apparently preclude the necessity of fertilisers . |
| 3 | After all , he 's been working here for centuries , and I bet no one 's ever heard him say ‘ Cut , that 's a wrap ’ , before . ’ |
| 4 | In fact Arlene has been working here for years . ’ |
| 5 | Erm the housing need figure we 've been working on for Greater York has been nine thousand seven hundred and that 's been based on the parishes within the Greater York study area . |
| 6 | It contains the first detailed plans for the Himalayas , which all the big names in the business have been working on for years . |
| 7 | Maeve sat crouched over a table using a pool of light from a huge candelabra to stab furiously with her needle at a piece of embroidery she had been working on for years . |
| 8 | Now there is nothing to prevent plural continuation here ( e.g. They had been working hard for hours ) , but the incidence of such continuations was less than 5% , and continuations mostly were confined to singular references with individuals being in relatively stereotypical roles with respect to each other . |