Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] be in [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In certain cases the insured or members of his household may not have been in residence for a considerable period but has relied upon friends or neighbours to perform an occasional check of the property . |
| 2 | Apologies for not having been in touch for so long . |
| 3 | As their mother seemed already to have been in hospital for most of their lives , Alexander and Victoria saw no change and since the family followed the form of their class and delegated the day-to-day care of their children entirely to the nanny , the absence of their mother hardly affected their lives . |
| 4 | Although the conference was just up the road in Edinburgh this time , it might as well have been in Timbuktu for all the relevance it held for must of us . |
| 5 | You could even have a personalised château holiday , enjoying the hospitality of a family who may well have been in residence for generations . |