Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for ten [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Wainwright , 42 , from Sowerby Bridge , West Yorks. , has been jailed for ten years for entering Iraq . |
| 2 | ‘ When they 'd been separated for ten years , ’ said Mr Brownlow , ‘ your father met another family . |
| 3 | The hostages could not have been held for ten minutes without Syrian permission . |
| 4 | Jasper and Bert had been gone for ten days . |
| 5 | It 's been engaged for ten minutes at least . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps it 's been buried for ten years , ’ she whispered to herself . |