Example sentences of "she has [been] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jill Jones seems to fall into that category ( she has been teaching for seven years ) . |
| 2 | She has been childminding for eight years now and has gained an extremely good reputation . |
| 3 | While fashion magazines announce that longer skirts are in style , the princess has again appeared in the multi-coloured striped skirt she has been wearing for more than a year . |
| 4 | A READER writes that she has been trying for weeks to find the outcome of the Prime Minister 's ‘ Taking Stock ’ exercise . |
| 5 | The kennel maid remarked , ‘ There 's something queer about that animal , she has been waiting for you since early this morning . |
| 6 | She has been walking for an hour a day for more than a year , but very slowly . |
| 7 | Ex-St Martin 's ( where she was often the only student in the life room ) , she has been painting for five years , mostly commissions which come from friends . |
| 8 | Moya , a seemingly relaxed woman in her forties , described her attacks , which she has been having for 20 years , as ‘ an enormous blackness and fear , like being held under water ’ . |
| 9 | In the 19 years she has been working for Durham County Council 's social services the number of rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired has dropped to one . |
| 10 | ‘ She has been missing for several days now and we are concerned for her safety , ’ said a Garston police spokesman . |
| 11 | Hopefully , by the time read this , Silver Salmon will be well on the way towards completion of the major engine overhaul she has been longing for ever since our return from Denmark . |