Example sentences of "[adv] been [adv] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But he had only been away for three days . |
2 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
3 | It had probably been there for some time ! |
4 | The doctor , who had now been there for some time , and was looking at his watch , had been explaining . |
5 | Despite their 20-year age gap , the couple have now been together for eight years and run a pub in Amersham , Bucks . |
6 | You have n't been here for last week did you ? |
7 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
8 | He has n't been home for twelve months |
9 | have n't been there for many years |
10 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
11 | ‘ Friday nights because we have n't been together for four nights , Sundays because we know there are another four ahead of us , and … why Saturdays ? ’ |
12 | We have n't been together for three months . |