Example sentences of "i [vb past] been [v-ing] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he pretended I 'd been bothering him for something , he was clever about it , it seemed real . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd been doing it for five years . |
| 3 | And I 'd been paying it for two years then |
| 4 | ‘ I realised I had been watching them for 15 minutes . |
| 5 | I did not suffer any side effects myself from the new drug but , after I had been taking it for nearly two years , I became pregnant . |
| 6 | I did not suffer any side effects myself from the new drug but , after I had been taking it for nearly two years , I became pregnant . |
| 7 | I had been polishing it for what seemed hours and you could now see your face in it perfectly . |