Example sentences of "[been] [adv] for [det] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it ! |
| 2 | Normally , she would have been up for several hours and written a couple of thousand words . |
| 3 | The ‘ Great Debate ’ about education had been underway for some time and though it was clear that the curriculum was in need of change , it was less clear how much change should take place at Hinde House , bearing in mind the need for teachers to have ownership of curriculum delivery if higher standards and a wide range of learning experiences were to permeate the whole curriculum rather than making a series of peripheral and ephemeral alterations to an already redundant approach . |
| 4 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
| 5 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 6 | Fax machines have been around for many years and the obvious benefit of being able to transmit documents and graphics by telephone is by no means newly perceived . |
| 7 | Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic . |