Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's be [v-ing] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says that she 's been flying for three years . |
| 2 | I , I look at these science things where , you know , they 're sending these things , America 's sending them , it 's been going for two year thousands of miles an hour , you know , probably a minute er and the as the man came over who went to the moon , the top man , to lecture and he was asked innumerable questions and one was do you think there 's anything up there ? |
| 3 | Everyone remembers Star Trek , it 's been going for twenty five years |
| 4 | It 's been happening for hundreds of years . |
| 5 | Okay and when it 's been travelling for five hours it goes through erm what 's another station up there ? let's say Carlisle something like that . |
| 6 | And when it 's been travelling for seven hours it gets into Glasgow . |
| 7 | Now when it 's been travelling for three hours it goes through Manchester . |
| 8 | He 's just joined the Squadron but he 's been flying for two years . ’ |
| 9 | He 's been going for three hours . |
| 10 | Now we 've got three points there it 's probably they they give you four here so we 'll do another one erm , when he 's been travelling for five hours how far 's he gone ? |
| 11 | Erm if he 's another easy one is if he 's been travelling for one hour how far has he gone ? |
| 12 | And if he 's been travelling for ten hours , how far 's he gone ? |