Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] her [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trish , who has been representing her country for the last twelve years with such good horses as Manifesto and Michelangelo , only allows her horses to compete on decent surfaces . |
| 2 | When she 'd been doing her research for this article she 'd talked to various other people in the City regarding Laura Wyndham 's expertise in her job , and they had all agreed on one thing — she was at the very top of her profession . |
| 3 | She 'd been neglecting her work for the past day and a half . |
| 4 | Of course — the other day at the Rose Bowl , when Miss Philimore had been demonstrating her system for dealing with ‘ standing orders ’ . |
| 5 | Breeze , wedged in a corner of the crowded third-class compartment , cautiously massaged her left arm , which was cramped , and tried to wriggle away from her portly neighbour , whose big fur collar had been tickling her neck for the last half-hour . |
| 6 | After she had been practising her exercise for about ten days , she had gone out intending to walk to the local post office . |