Example sentences of "he [verb] been [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His body was cold-I think he 'd been there for hours . ’ |
| 2 | After his visits to London his wife was waiting to welcome him as if he had been away for weeks , and she was always dutiful in bed . |
| 3 | Nevertheless they smiled and waved at him as he came in and Deuce , at the tape recorder , came over , arms open , as if he had been away for weeks . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's been here for hours , though . |
| 5 | He 's been there for weeks and I could have done the whole thing in a couple of days . |
| 6 | It is as though he 's been inside for months . |