Example sentences of "been [adv] for weeks " in BNC.
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1 | They were in the middle of a meeting and he was irritated that Stevens ' mind — often his entire presence — had been elsewhere for weeks . |
2 | After his visits to London his wife was waiting to welcome him as if he had been away for weeks , and she was always dutiful in bed . |
3 | Nevertheless they smiled and waved at him as he came in and Deuce , at the tape recorder , came over , arms open , as if he had been away for weeks . |
4 | ‘ He had n't been home for weeks , anyway … ’ |
5 | ‘ You have n't been here for weeks — all the time I was ill . |
6 | He 's been there for weeks and I could have done the whole thing in a couple of days . |