Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] been [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mammal-like animals have been around for some 200 million years but did n't become particularly numerous until about 70 million years ago , around the time the dinosaurs became extinct . |
| 2 | Since April , the United Mine Workers of America have been on strike here against the Pittston Company : 1,700 miners have been out for seven months and , despite intimidation , no one has gone back to work . |
| 3 | Leather trousers have been around for two or three years now , but PVC 's a good alternative and it 's cheaper ’ — Catriona Smith |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The lights have been off for several months , bringing a protest from the RAFA . |
| 6 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |