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 . |