Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [verb] in [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Girls had obviously been standing in line for this man from the first day he 'd put on long trousers — or even earlier , she thought grimly . |
| 2 | Moreover , the fact that the embassy had already been delayed in Dover for a fortnight had cost him 14,000 crowns even before these further disasters . |
| 3 | The national referendum absorbed a separate vote on the deal which had already been arranged in Quebec for Oct. 26 . |
| 4 | The principal method is the study of hoards , since coins have frequently been deposited in hoards for safe-keeping and their owners have often been prevented from recovering them for a variety of reasons such as death or forgetfulness . |
| 5 | Mr Boggs was acquitted , but has subsequently been prosecuted in Australia for drawing Australian dollars . |