Example sentences of "have [been] here [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Whatever the precise date , she knew she had been here for the best part of a month , confined in this tumbledown shepherd 's dwelling among the mountains .
2 Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India .
3 God Almighty , Nan , I 've been here for the past two hours without knowing hair nor hide of you . ’
4 Oh , they 've been here about a few years now .
5 We have been here since the 1950s , it 's going to be tough .
6 The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time .
7 It 's been here since the late 19th century .
8 I mean he 's , I think we 'll miss him , but I think he 's entitled to a move he 's been here for a little while
9 ‘ … she 's been here for the best part of a week and you 're no further forward . ’
10 The man who 's been here for the past three weekends , always at the same table , always alone and always gazing at you with those incredible dark eyes of his . ’
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