Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] be for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's all locked away , you know , Mr Michell , and has been for generations . |
2 | According to Spicker , this debate is ‘ moribund and has been for years ’ . |
3 | He was drinking like a fish , and had been for weeks . |
4 | A recent divorce petition cited the fact that just about every wall , fitment and piece of furniture in the home was in a half-dismantled or half-done state and had been for years . |
5 | And have been for years |
6 | And have been for years , because that does n't take into account the money that is made when , when you know , when , when , sort of development that we have , we have run from home . |