Example sentences of "you [verb] been [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |
| 2 | One of the , the tasks I have to do in May each year , is I write to the candidates who 've just taken a year off , who 've been away for the last two-thirds of a year , and I write to them and say , ‘ You 've been away for two-thirds of a year . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | When you have been up for half an hour on a normal working day , how do you feel ? |
| 5 | You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably . |