Example sentences of "they [verb] been [verb] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | said they 'd been recording things for her wanting to see what she does see when she 's old . |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | And although you 're right that they 've been selling flowers for a long time , they underwent a massive re-fit recently . |
| 5 | They 've been rescuing companies for so long they do it automatically now , I expect . |
| 6 | The difference is that they are now employed by the businesses to whom they have been supplying services for some time . ’ |