Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for [det] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Bell said : ‘ My programme has been set for many weeks and every day is tied up . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 4 | We had been affianced for some weeks . ’ |
| 5 | Even the shirts which had been left for many weeks in my laundry out-tray responded to the punishment it dished out . |
| 6 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |