Example sentences of "had been [v-ing] together for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pamela and he had been living together for a while and , until recently , Jimmy had been close to a happiness previously denied him ; both as lover and as surrogate father . |
| 2 | He was not hurrying , but his attitude suggested he thought Anna and Seb had been talking together for quite long enough . |
| 3 | We had been hillwalking together for several years , and by this time were well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of each other 's paces . |
| 4 | The band had been playing together for two years , at school dances , in pubs and as support at a couple of bigger concerts , but they 'd never been written about before . |
| 5 | One afternoon , after they had been travelling together for several days , Cleo ordered Dauntless to pull Contralto to a halt . |