Example sentences of "been [adv] for nearly [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millie had been home for nearly three months when she received a letter from Annabel . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I have been out for nearly 14 months and now there is a great rush to get me back in the squad . |
| 3 | Now that we had been here for nearly seven weeks , we were beginning to wonder if the final climax would ever take place at all . |
| 4 | The fact is that the material has been around for nearly ten years and no one has ever sued . |
| 5 | First of all I thought I 'd tell you who I was I 'm a G P in er in New Harlow , in Bush Fair , and I 've been there for nearly three years now . |