Example sentences of "have [been] [adv prt] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time . |
2 | Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |
5 | These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction . |
6 | The lights have been off for several months , bringing a protest from the RAFA . |