Example sentences of "she [vb -s] be [v-ing] for " in BNC.

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1 Jill Jones seems to fall into that category ( she has been teaching for seven years ) .
2 She has been childminding for eight years now and has gained an extremely good reputation .
3 While fashion magazines announce that longer skirts are in style , the princess has again appeared in the multi-coloured striped skirt she has been wearing for more than a year .
4 A READER writes that she has been trying for weeks to find the outcome of the Prime Minister 's ‘ Taking Stock ’ exercise .
5 The kennel maid remarked , ‘ There 's something queer about that animal , she has been waiting for you since early this morning .
6 She has been walking for an hour a day for more than a year , but very slowly .
7 Ex-St Martin 's ( where she was often the only student in the life room ) , she has been painting for five years , mostly commissions which come from friends .
8 Moya , a seemingly relaxed woman in her forties , described her attacks , which she has been having for 20 years , as ‘ an enormous blackness and fear , like being held under water ’ .
9 In the 19 years she has been working for Durham County Council 's social services the number of rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired has dropped to one .
10 She has been missing for several days now and we are concerned for her safety , ’ said a Garston police spokesman .
11 Hopefully , by the time read this , Silver Salmon will be well on the way towards completion of the major engine overhaul she has been longing for ever since our return from Denmark .
12 She 's been speaking for the first time on camera following her release from prison , exclusively to Central News .
13 She says that she 's been flying for three years .
14 Her tone is soothing , her whispers slide like sighs , but gently she is uncovering the reproach she 's been hiding for days .
15 She 's been calling for you , ’ Sister Duggan told him .
16 There 's nothing new in that — she 's been trying for years .
17 Since she left school she 's been working for the Fish Co-operative in Stockholm Backs , not far from Riddle 's yard . ’
18 " Did n't Jenny tell you she 's been working for me ? "
19 Today Cynthia Coles got the news she 's been waiting for .
20 And she passed with flying colours She 's been driving for years apparently but she had to take a test .
21 She 's been going for that ra is it radium ?
22 She 's been asking for you , she feels terribly guilty about the baby . ’
23 But why , when she 's been playing for so long , has millions in the bank and leads a very active life outside the tour , does she still have the desire to compete ?
24 She 's been missing for a week , was going to marry a rising Minister , successful career , everything coming up roses .
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