Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [adv] for [adj] [noun] " 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 | We 've been here for six months . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been here for six months . ’ |
| 4 | Actually , we 've been here for 5 days already , but things have been a bit hectic . |
| 5 | She said , ‘ I 've been here for three weeks , I have n't seen one movie star until now , ’ and she came over and got my autograph . |
| 6 | Well , Jim , I 've been here for three years , and no real food from that day to this . |
| 7 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |
| 8 | I 've been here for some time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
| 11 | But they 've been there for twenty years on that spot . |
| 12 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 13 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 14 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 15 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 16 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 17 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Until recently , CHP systems — combined heat and power , also called co-generation — have been only for large hotels and have meant high capital outlays . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | We have been there for 20 years . |
| 26 | Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time . |
| 27 | 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 . |