Example sentences of "been [prep] a [noun] for years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've been refusing that man a cheque book for months but he just went inside and someone from senior management , who has n't been behind a counter for years , just hands one over without a thought . ’ |
| 2 | Oh she 's been in a wheelchair for years . |
| 3 | Crowds of people , including many who had n't been to a church for years , came to hear him . |
| 4 | I had n't been on a ferry for years . |
| 5 | I 've been at a desk for years ; I want no more of it and I told them . |