Example sentences of "had [be] [v-ing] for days " in BNC.
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| 1 | She woke early on the morning of July 29 , 1981 which is not surprising as her room overlooked the Mall where the singing , chattering crowds had been gathering for days . |
| 2 | She had been intending for days to make a start on clearing out the cloakroom ; now was the moment — she would make a preliminary survey , set aside what should be kept , see if there was anything good enough for Oxfam . |
| 3 | Sulphur candles had been burning for days , leaving the house free of vermin , then the whole place had been painted from top to bottom . |
| 4 | The canyon ran parallel to the continuation of the wadi which I had been following for days . |
| 5 | It felt as if she had been travelling for days instead of only one , on and off , and she arrived as dusk was falling . |