Example sentences of "i have be [v-ing] for [adj] " 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 | I can say without embarrassment that I have been training for this for a long time , that I have learned to breathe the rarefied air , that I now know when to stand still and when to move forward , when to attack and when to retreat , when to leave a problem to resolve itself and when to go on working at it till the solution emerges . |
| 4 | The trouble is my boyfriend , with whom I have been living for six months , thinks I should use the money to pay off our overdraft . |
| 5 | I have been looking for that ever since I first became involved in politics . |
| 6 | ‘ It only proves what I have been saying for some time that this was nothing more than an arranged marriage . |
| 7 | I think I 'm making my point , I have been saying for some time now that given the fact that all that security has n't produced the results , the logic of that is dialogue , and when I see the opportunity as I saw it , of dialogue , direct dialogue with Mr Addams that could lead to a total cessation of this violence , I felt it was my duty to do so . |
| 8 | ‘ I have been going for 18 years and you get fan-tastic value for money , ’ he said . |
| 9 | McNeill said : ‘ I have been waiting for two days for this supposed written offer . |
| 10 | I have been waiting for some time for hon. Members to refer to my apparel and I am duly flattered . |
| 11 | ‘ I have been waiting for this , you know . |
| 12 | In France , where I have been working for two years , the government understands the need for cultural things . |
| 13 | ‘ I have been working for 19 months and was on the dole for five years before that , ’ he said . |