Example sentences of "have been [adv] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years . |
| 2 | Fax machines have been around for many years and the obvious benefit of being able to transmit documents and graphics by telephone is by no means newly perceived . |
| 3 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |
| 4 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 5 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 6 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 7 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 8 | We have been there for 20 years . |