Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [pron] for about [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're only , I think you 're only supposed to use them for a , a few months , I 've been using them for about three years . |
| 2 | And er I feel I 've been wearing one for about twenty five years and I feel a lot better , I feel I feel as if I look good in a wig . |
| 3 | ‘ She has been doing it for about three years . |
| 4 | Sharon , who works at a miniature models factory in Wrexham , said : ‘ I have been teasing him for about two weeks for not being romantic but he has shown me I was wrong . |
| 5 | Sharon , who works at a miniature models factory in Wrexham , said : ‘ I have been teasing him for about two weeks for not being romantic but he has shown me I was wrong . |
| 6 | When the Secretary of State was enjoying himself for about 10 minutes claiming that a large number of us supported CND , he offered some rays of hope and sunshine that I had not seen for some months . |