Example sentences of "i had been [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | I had been working for the Countess as a personal assistant since she married the Earl in 1976 . |
| 32 | In late August I was finishing my day at the heart clinic , where I had been working for several months , when I decided that it was time to go . |
| 33 | I had been working for more than an hour and my wrists ached from the continuous chopping , but I was filled with an immense exhilaration . |