Example sentences of "[been] around for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea has been around for ages , of course — people using two thin woollen sweaters rather than one thick . |
| 2 | they and er they 've been around for centuries of course but er erm there 's all sorts of myths about them some of which are half-truths and some which un-truths . |
| 3 | The theory of risk compensation , which has been around for years , says that drivers adjust the amount of risks they take to keep their perceived level of risk constant . |
| 4 | Some of the titles currently optioned have been around for years , but the prospects are tantalising . |
| 5 | Another group , the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizen Council , has been around for years without promising amenities like that ; one of Bushwick 's biggest employers , it has stuck to various welfare and housing services . |
| 6 | The journalist spends time on the story and then discovers that the subject has been around for years . |
| 7 | Doc Martens BOOTS have been around for years . |
| 8 | He must have been around for years but I did n't know what his name was . |