Example sentences of "had be [v-ing] in [noun prp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I came to the Riding in 1960 I had been teaching in Leeds for five fairly empty years . |
| 2 | The Cossarts were Huguenots but had been living in Ireland for many years . |
| 3 | In 1911 Wren had been working in India for less than eight years . |
| 4 | Luck had been on Cassie 's side up until now , for Stephanie had been working in Germany for the past few weeks and this circumstance had removed the necessity of proffering an invitation ; with , of course , the desirable Martin in attendance . |
| 5 | This brother had been working in Derby for some considerable time . |
| 6 | She was born in Smyrna , a member of a British family who had been trading in Turkey for over 130 years . |