Example sentences of "have [been] [v-ing] for [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says I have been flying for four years . |
| 2 | I have been flying for twenty years and doing aerobatics for ten years , having been taught to fly by my celebrated husband Tim , of Nealey Air Shows , in Chicago . |
| 3 | ‘ An accumulation of socioeconomic problems that have been developing for 25 years are closing in on blacks like a vice , ’ says veteran African-American author and social theorist Harold Cruse . |
| 4 | Volunteers such as the receptionist form the backbone of the hospice and volunteer sitters have been helping for five years . |
| 5 | Japanese share prices have been falling for three years and have more than halved in value since the peaks reached in 1989 . |
| 6 | We have been negotiating for eight years with the Faroese authorities in an effort to get them to stop , without success . |
| 7 | In France , where I have been working for two years , the government understands the need for cultural things . |
| 8 | The schools , which cater for boys aged from 11 to 14 , have been going for five years now and are organised by Robbie Walker , Tottenham 's representative in Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | ‘ I have been going for 18 years and you get fan-tastic value for money , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Micropal measures volatility for all unit trusts which have been going for three years . |
| 11 | Imagine that you have been studying for 20 years for a qualification that will change your life , or waiting the same length of time to hear about a job you have applied for , the only job you have ever really wanted . |