Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] been here for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 2 | His father has n't been here for years . |
| 3 | Er , yes that was David , Robert has n't , Robert 's coming next weekend , but he has n't been here for a few weeks |
| 4 | ‘ Since you had not been here for a fortnight , ’ he said , ‘ I assumed that you had completed your enquiries . ’ |
| 5 | Can I just clarify one other point with the County Council and for the benefit of those who 've not been here for the last however many days . |
| 6 | I have now been here for over a week , and am beginning to get into the swing of things . |
| 7 | Then she said , quietly , ‘ Yes , although I have n't been here for a long time . |
| 8 | I have n't been here for years , although the land belongs to me . |
| 9 | ‘ You have n't been here for weeks — all the time I was ill . |
| 10 | ‘ I have n't been here for very long . |
| 11 | I have n't been here for ages and ages ! |
| 12 | You have n't been here for last week did you ? |