Example sentences of "have been [v-ing] [prep] three years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The visioncare business , which Pilkington has been nurturing for three years and where it now ranks in the world 's top three , increased its operating profits by £4.4 million to £18.8 million . |
| 2 | The visioncare business , which Pilkington has been nurturing for three years and where it now ranks in the world 's top three , increased its operating profits by £4.4 million to £18.8 million . |
| 3 | He has been trying for three years and he said today : ‘ Maybe it is because , God knows , I 've had some leg problems and I just can not climb those steps that easily , ’ he joked . |
| 4 | Andrew 's family has been trying for three years to get treatment for him . |
| 5 | A computer retailer has been operating for three years under the name of " COMPUTER EQUIPMENT SALES " and has a chain of stores in the South of England . |
| 6 | This is unfortunate , for a series that has been gestating for three years . |
| 7 | The BA Honours Degree in Retail Marketing , formulated by JS and Manchester Metropolitan University , has been running for three years and the two parties have now formally signed a contract securing the future of the programme . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Japanese share prices have been falling for three years and have more than halved in value since the peaks reached in 1989 . |
| 10 | Micropal measures volatility for all unit trusts which have been going for three years . |
| 11 | She says that she 's been flying for three years . |