Example sentences of "'ve been [v-ing] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've been telling people for two years that you 'll never be an investigator again . |
| 2 | I 've been taking chlorambucil for six days now and the lumps are diminishing with staggering rapidity . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on . |
| 4 | Now I I 've been selling hairpieces for twenty three years so I 'm probably better in a better position than anybody here to explain the emotions of men who 're losing their hair . |
| 5 | I 've been on this circuit for six months now , but I 've been driving cabs for twenty-four years . |
| 6 | Tenants in a house at Brockworth near Gloucester , who say they 've been paying rent for six months , barracaded themselves in when they heard they were being evicted because their landlord had defaulted on his mortgage . |
| 7 | I 'm thirty-five and I 've been playing drums for thirty years , almost . |
| 8 | Indeed , we 've been running courses for several years now , both for primary and secondary level , to help those teachers who are particularly enthusiastic , and also to form a sort of resource for them . |
| 9 | I 've been claiming benefits for 18 months and this offer is a complete surprise . |