Example sentences of "they [vb base] be [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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1 | The German Dynacord company remain relatively unheralded within the modern music industry , even though they 've been around for over forty years , in fact since the very inception of electronic amplification . |
2 | Thank you erm I hardly ever comment on these but I just , I was n't sure what because quite often these things go under another guise , but there are a number of schemes on the drawing board for investigation as you all know and Mr will know some of those they 've been around for , for some years . |
3 | they and er they 've been around for centuries of course but er erm there 's all sorts of myths about them some of which are half-truths and some which un-truths . |
4 | She 's act she er they 've been down for a for a flying visit , I think , th they like to fly and fly back because it gets th the fre used to the freedom . |
5 | 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 ! |
6 | They 've been out for fifteen minutes . |
7 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
8 | They have been around for a very long time , as I said , dating right back to Model Book 35 in fact , which appeared in 1982 . |
9 | I do n't think that Judaism or Christianity will be altered by any of this — they have been around for too long for that . |
10 | They have been out for fifteen minutes . |
11 | Oh I see , they have been about for a while . |