Example sentences of "been [prep] the [det] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed he had been behind the same car for hours now — a Jaguar whose iridescent blue reminded Dexter of oil shimmering on the surface of a puddle . |
| 2 | He could n't remember ever having spoken to Gazzer , even though they had been in the same school for five years . |
| 3 | We 'd been in the same form for two terms without really speaking because we had separate friends and in any case at St Edward 's you were seated according to your exam results at the end of the previous term , so it was n't likely we 'd be close . |
| 4 | If you are working fewer than 15 hours a week , you also have very few employment rights , until you have been in the same job for at least 5 years , working at least 8 hours a week . |
| 5 | I 've knocked about a bit in the last few years I suppose , but I was always restless until I came to a very ordinary house in a rather dingy London suburb , where there was a large and interesting family who had been in the same place for a long time . |
| 6 | ‘ This place has been in the same family for over a hundred years , and it was going strong before that time . |
| 7 | Many of the guesthouses and hotels we feature in this brochure , have been in the same family for years . |
| 8 | A marvellous opportunity to visit a forge that has been in the same family for five generations to see a working blacksmith . |
| 9 | Just five minutes walk from the centre of Bavaria 's leading resort , this first-class hotel has been in the same family for more than 300 years . |
| 10 | A country pub that 's been in the same family for more than a hundred years is about to be sold off . |
| 11 | If your cash has been in the same account for some time , make sure it has n't been closed to new customers . |