Example sentences of "they [vb base] been [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 2 | But they 've been there for twenty years on that spot . |
| 3 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
| 4 | They 've been out for fifteen minutes . |
| 5 | That is just called pentate it is not called E M penta any more equally you do n't have sec butile alcohol turk turt butile alcohol they 've been out for ten years ! |
| 6 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 7 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 8 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 9 | They have been out for fifteen minutes . |
| 10 | 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 . |