Example sentences of "'d been [verb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When they 'd been separated for ten years , ’ said Mr Brownlow , ‘ your father met another family . |
| 2 | She 'd been divorced for 12 years . |
| 3 | this chap was here last week he bought this pine table up , got his key , and he 'd been working for three years in Norway |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't even know of them until later on in my teens , after I 'd been recording for several years . |
| 5 | He 'd been driving for sixty years , you 've never had an accident . |