Example sentences of "'ve been [verb] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days . |
| 2 | And I 've been living for seven years ! |
| 3 | I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ? |
| 4 | Everything they have in that shop is better than the one you 've been wearing for ten years . |
| 5 | In a quiet , gentle , but troubled voice , Cardiff said , ‘ You 've been gone for twenty-six years , Barbara . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Lucky devil , I 've been trying for eight years and still have n't cracked it yet . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been trying for forty years and the margin of error 's still about eighty per cent . ’ |
| 8 | We 've been bugged for 10 years by a reputation for extremism and division , which we 're just getting rid of . |
| 9 | ‘ But we 've been separated for four years , ’ she reminded him in a more reasonable tone . |
| 10 | I 've been cooking for 7 years now , including my school , my cookery school . |
| 11 | she said ‘ We 've been going for two months with very long hours . ’ |
| 12 | They 've been going for twenty years and er there 's er school is very much , I would have put you straight into schools |
| 13 | ‘ Take my word for it , I 've been going for 30 years since the well was a bucket in a hole in the ground , and there is plenty of water , ’ she said . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've been waiting for two hours . ’ |
| 15 | Like here in the north of Australia , I 've been waiting for two days for the light I need for a shot of some valleys . |
| 16 | I 've been waiting for forty years for it |
| 17 | Oxford ca n't grumble they 've been winning for 15 years … its Cambridge 's turn but Oxford will be back on top next year |
| 18 | I 've been playing for ten years and never hit a hole in one before — now I 've hit two . ’ |