Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] there for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er then we erm we , we , we went on the wards for about two or three hours a day and we just s sort of did what we were told , took out drinks and , and that sort of thing , and mouthwashes , and after er we 'd been there for about six or eight weeks we were allowed to wash patients , if , if they could n't wash themselves . |
| 2 | If the groom had been there for over two years , he must have had plenty of opportunity for revenge on Tamar , if that had been his motive . |
| 3 | It 's rather like er I had a plant the other day , a marigold , and it had been there for about two weeks and it was a lovely plant , and er I noticed it beginning to droop and I thought , oh well it 's finished now , it 's in a pot . |
| 4 | When she had been there for about six weeks she received the Medical Superintendent 's recommendation for her bravery . |
| 5 | He had been there for almost two weeks now , visiting Uncle Lionel . |