Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [v-ing] with [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bank has been experimenting with it for seven years , but , this year , 100 branches will come on stream . |
| 2 | Mr Giles of Grimethorpe Motors has been advertising with us for two years and he is delighted with the results . |
| 3 | In October , Hopper married Michelle Phillips who had been living with him for some months . |
| 4 | Granny had been living with us for some time . |
| 5 | Craig had been staying with her for some weeks now and she had grown used to seeing him there in her kitchen . |
| 6 | I 've been working with you for weeks . |
| 7 | Nevertheless I would claim that the religious life as a phenomenon has insights which can throw light on the question , because the nuns have been wrestling with it for centuries . |
| 8 | Prince Alexis — who 's been staying with us for ages — asked me to marry him , and I said no . |
| 9 | ‘ She 's been staying with us for a few days . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Sara Lee 's been playing with us for a while ; it was Scott Litt ( REM producer ) who recommended her , and I love the way she plays bass . |