Example sentences of "has been [adj] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , if the person er is sitting watching the television and er has been awake for several hours then we are at a disadvantage . |
| 2 | Adult worm burdens are typically in excess of 40,000 , although lower numbers are often found in animals which has been diarrhoeic for several days prior to necropsy . |
| 3 | ‘ He has been outstanding for several weeks now — and he 's got real pace , which you ca n't find these days , never mind buy it . |
| 4 | Gooch has been unwell for several weeks , playing in the first Test at Calcutta with a chest infection that should have ruled him out , missing the three-day match at Vishakhapatnam because he still felt weak , and then pulling out of the second Test at Madras after his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn . |
| 5 | Suppose the brochure mentions another hotel , stating that it has been open for several seasons and that it closes every year from November to March . |
| 6 | The gallery has been empty for several years . |
| 7 | Assume as before that national income has been constant for several time periods at £1,000 , and that autonomous investment is initially equal to £500 . |
| 8 | Today he has been dead for several years , and still I have n't told the story . |