Example sentences of "if [pron] have been [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | but it cuts across , no there there comes a point where the of this world say oh am I allowed to do this , am I allowed to do that if you 've been here for more than three years right and it 's particularly prevalent in Scotland , oh are we allowed to do that , oh I did n't know and that 's old that is. old to a certain extent you know , she 's been around longer than has and been around but influenced by who 's been around a long time you see that 's where we get it , you see we do n't get the initiative coming in that area we get we get the oh Christ , bloody hell let's shove that one out the way that 's a national account . |
| 2 | You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably . |
| 3 | Diamonds and rare jewels were strewn across the floor as if they had been there for millennia . |
| 4 | You can ask them for a sick note from their doctor , but only if they have been away for more than seven days . |
| 5 | Rocks look more natural if you bed them into the gravel slightly , as if they have been there for years . |
| 6 | The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time . |
| 7 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 8 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |