Example sentences of "it [vb -s] been [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 2 | It has been there for two weeks and can not be released because the 3,500 troops promised by the United Nations to secure food convoys and get them moving have not arrived . |
| 3 | ‘ People say the earth must be sour , but it has been there for eighteen years and still grows plants . |
| 4 | ‘ I would think it 's been here for several days , sir . |
| 5 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not saying they won because of that , but … people are used to it , it 's been there for 20 years . ’ |
| 7 | it 's been inside for two hours and ca n't get out |