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

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1 You see even when they tell the truth , if they 've been telling lies for a long time , even if they , when they tell the truth you do n't believe them
2 Heaven knows , I 've been telling people for years , and , strangely , it is n't entirely untrue .
3 You 've been telling people for two years that you 'll never be an investigator again .
4 In fact , we in methodism we 've been ordaining women for the last twenty-five years , and it has become as natural as breathing to us .
5 I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem .
6 ‘ I 've been using Departures for nearly ten years , with mixed nationality classes and with monolingual groups .
7 I 've been taking chlorambucil for six days now and the lumps are diminishing with staggering rapidity .
8 Derek says … they 've broken a few boats in testing … they 've been building prototypes for the last six months and have been putting in hours at sea to make sure everything is right
9 I could n't agree more with those who 've been praising Newsome for his performances over the Christmas games .
10 I 've been making sketches for a painting I shall do when I 'm free .
11 THEY 'VE been making room for murder at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , Guildford this week , and proved that given the right stage , crime certainly does pay .
12 I said , I said we 've been doing boundaries for the trial park today and they ran out of passes and gave us these and said they 'd be alright .
13 ‘ We 've been doing Bona-Fido for about two years but still get some guests who do n't realise they could have brought their dogs along , ’ he said .
14 ‘ I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on .
15 And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently .
16 Now I I 've been selling hairpieces for twenty three years so I 'm probably better in a better position than anybody here to explain the emotions of men who 're losing their hair .
17 I 've been on this circuit for six months now , but I 've been driving cabs for twenty-four years .
18 I 've been keeping watch for a week or two .
19 ROS : Oh no — we 've been spinning coins for as long as I remember .
20 Tenants in a house at Brockworth near Gloucester , who say they 've been paying rent for six months , barracaded themselves in when they heard they were being evicted because their landlord had defaulted on his mortgage .
21 I 'm thirty-five and I 've been playing drums for thirty years , almost .
22 Indeed , we 've been running courses for several years now , both for primary and secondary level , to help those teachers who are particularly enthusiastic , and also to form a sort of resource for them .
23 I 've been claiming benefits for 18 months and this offer is a complete surprise .
24 They 've been rescuing companies for so long they do it automatically now , I expect .
25 In the meantime , all four major further education teacher training centres in England — Huddersfield and Wolverhampton Polytechnics , Bolton Institute of Higher Education , and Garnett College have been developing proposals for pre-service courses leading to a BEd .
26 Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment .
27 Moreover Apple , and its partner in Taligent , IBM Corp , have been downplaying expectations for the Taligent environment .
28 Good god bank clerks have been wearing uniforms for these last three four five years .
29 Six patients are still alive and have been undergoing tratment for 5.5–24 months ( median 15 months ) .
30 Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency due to a very slight , and sometimes unrecognisable , blood loss from such conditions as piles , diverticulitis , hiatus hernia — and occasionally bleeding from the stomach , if they have been taking aspirin for rheumatism daily for long periods , and this may cause anaemia .
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