Example sentences of "[adv] been [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
| 2 | It had probably been there for some time ! |
| 3 | The doctor , who had now been there for some time , and was looking at his watch , had been explaining . |
| 4 | You have n't been here for last week did you ? |
| 5 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 6 | One song reveals the damaging influence on their minds of their sojourn in London : ‘ Soccer Fan ’ is a peon of praise to Everton 's midfield cruncher , Norman Whiteside. l CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT Get Ahead ( Mercury ) You can tell that Curiosity Killed The Cat have n't been around for some time . |