Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [adv prt] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The lights have been off for several months , bringing a protest from the RAFA . |