Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [v-ing] [noun] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has been taking photographs for ten years and divides his time between Paris and New York , where he was born . |
| 2 | The document ignores the debate on curriculum which has been taking place for 20 years . |
| 3 | It has been touring Britain for 30 years now . |
| 4 | ‘ Edinvar has been serving tenants for 20 years and Link has been a landlord for nearly 30 years , so we both have a long history of putting tenants first . ’ |
| 5 | The brave star , who has been battling cancer for four years , admits that she still suffers from terrible stagefright . |
| 6 | The Channel Ten broadcasting deal shocked the Australian public as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has been televising rugby for 30 years . |
| 7 | Siobhan has been losing weight for two years . |
| 8 | Farmer Rob Keene has been growing pumpkins for five years , and he 's seen sales rocket . |
| 9 | ‘ We bought the malt extract arm of the Distillers Group which has been making malt for 100 years . |
| 10 | Where Deray has been making films for 30 years , Pierre Jolivet 's Force Majeure ( complete with an eccentric appearance by a French-speaking Alan Bates ) represents only his third feature . |
| 11 | Despite the setbacks , Geoff has been playing golf for 16 years . |
| 12 | An Irish internationalist at boys and youths level , he has been playing golf for five years . |
| 13 | For Ken Stanier , who 's been harvesting apples for 40 years , it 's good news . |
| 14 | Steve 's been playing golf for 18 months now . |