Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [vb past] been [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colette and Bernard had been married for fifteen years . |
| 2 | During his four-year term the police had acquired significantly more political and executive power , and Badr had been responsible for the arrests of thousands of Moslem militants and alleged leftists . |
| 3 | ‘ Elsie and Simon had been married for six years or so when she disappeared . |
| 4 | Elizabeth and Harry had been married for ten years , both for a second time . |
| 5 | James had stayed behind and Lewis had been sullen for the half-hour or so they 'd been walking before suddenly announcing he wanted to be alone . |
| 6 | Martin was a close friend of the family as well as his business partner and Varna had been happy for her to go with him . |
| 7 | When Alan and Carolyn had been married for four years , Alan 's grandmother ( Lucy 's mother ) died , leaving him and Pamela £20,000 each . |
| 8 | Mother and Leo had been seasick for the duration of the crossing and had lain inert on deck-chairs . |