Example sentences of "'ve been [adv] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’
2 We 've been here for six months .
3 ‘ I 've been here for six months . ’
4 Actually , we 've been here for 5 days already , but things have been a bit hectic .
5 She said , ‘ I 've been here for three weeks , I have n't seen one movie star until now , ’ and she came over and got my autograph .
6 Well , Jim , I 've been here for three years , and no real food from that day to this .
7 It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them .
8 I 've been away for 10 years now and I 've been doing good work and making the right decisions about the work I do .
9 But they 've been there for twenty years on that spot .
10 We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together .
11 They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school .
12 We 've been together for 23 years .
13 I 've been out for five days ? ’ he demanded incredulously .
14 They 've been out for fifteen minutes .
15 That is just called pentate it is not called E M penta any more equally you do n't have sec butile alcohol turk turt butile alcohol they 've been out for ten years !
16 I was n't afraid of losing my boyfriend while I was in prison , because I 've seen people who 've been in for two years and their boyfriends still come and see them .
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