Example sentences of "[vb base] been [adv] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |
| 2 | Well , Jim , I 've been here for three years , and no real food from that day to this . |
| 3 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |
| 4 | I 've been away for 10 years now and I 've been doing good work and making the right decisions about the work I do . |
| 5 | But they 've been there for twenty years on that spot . |
| 6 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 7 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 8 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 9 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 10 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 11 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 12 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 13 | We have been there for 20 years . |