Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [adv] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 've been here for some time .
2 So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it !
3 Repeat name and date at every opportunity ; the sort of people who live in the East End like to know you 've been around for some time .
4 See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ?
5 Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time .
6 Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years .
7 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 .
8 Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years .
9 These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction .
10 You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years
11 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 .
12 Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake .
13 Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time .
14 The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences .
15 You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably .
16 The lights have been off for several months , bringing a protest from the RAFA .
17 Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time .
18 The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time .
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