Example sentences of "he [vb past] [been] [verb] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Court of Appeal today , Rachael 's solicitor explained that he 'd been frightened of losing the children , and that for several weeks before the killing he 'd been taking medication for depression . |
| 2 | He 'd been receiving treatment for depression and friends believe he committed suicide . |
| 3 | Lewis began his Narnia stories for children in 1949 , but he had been publishing fiction for adults since Out of the Silent Planet ( 1938 ) , a mixture of space-fiction and theology that he was soon to extend into a trilogy , ending with That Hideous Strength ( 1945 ) . |
| 4 | There were 23 other pairs — all younger and all seeming to possess the speed of Linford Christie around the court — and , when my partner greeted me with the news that he had been undergoing physiotherapy for a dodgy back all week , I felt that our interest would be peripheral , to say the least . |
| 5 | James told magistrates that he had been using speed for about five years and injected himself three or four times a month . |
| 6 | It was reported on June 17 that he had been given responsibility for local government , while other responsibilities were redistributed between deputy premiers . |
| 7 | He had been playing centre-half for Clapton , alongside Denis Hill-Wood , son of the then Arsenal chairman , when he got a telegram from Clapton 's secretary Harry Kordell . |