Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] been there for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diamonds and rare jewels were strewn across the floor as if they had been there for millennia . |
| 2 | Rocks look more natural if you bed them into the gravel slightly , as if they have been there for years . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Mhm cos they 've been there for ages have n't they Mary do n't you think ? |
| 5 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
| 6 | Then at the hotel , he was recognized and before we had been there for five minutes Radio Gibraltar was down to interview him . |
| 7 | When she had been there for about six weeks she received the Medical Superintendent 's recommendation for her bravery . |
| 8 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
| 9 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |