Example sentences of "they [vb base] [be] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He , too , married a girl of his own milieu ; they 've been separated for many years . |
| 2 | they 've been done for many years |
| 3 | Register Office , handful of guests , parents optional , drink-up at couple 's house ( in which they 've been living for several years already ) . |
| 4 | All except , I can see , you know when they 've been asking for this money ? |
| 5 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
| 6 | They have been waiting for these choice morsels — dessert . |
| 7 | Although they have been known for many years their evolutionary position is still hotly debated . |
| 8 | They have been used for many years as propellants in aerosols , in the production of some foam packaging and as coolants in refrigerators . |
| 9 | A buy-in of shares may be the appropriate method of effecting a management buy-out where certain shareholders wish to realise their investment in a business which they have been running for some time , or they wish to retire , and there is a management team willing to continue with the business and become the new shareholders . |