Example sentences of "been [verb] for several week " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At the alleged places of detention , ’ Mr Ahtisaari said , ‘ the facilities were found to have been stripped of all valuable material and not to have been inhabited for several weeks at least . ’ |
| 2 | Many had been decomposing for several weeks . |
| 3 | They 've already been walking for several weeks , many carrying their possessions in their school bags . |
| 4 | The door is locked and the windows are covered with grime ; in the silence the whole place looks as if it has not been occupied for several weeks . |
| 5 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |
| 6 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 7 | Brian Clough has been trying for several weeks to recapture the man he sees as a key player in his fight to lift Forest off the bottom of the Premier League . |