Example sentences of "'ve [been] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days .
2 I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ?
3 In a quiet , gentle , but troubled voice , Cardiff said , ‘ You 've been gone for twenty-six years , Barbara . ’
4 You 've been made for other things than politics and intrigue . ’
5 they 've been done for many years
6 We 've also included in there , on item twelve , a net bill item , but does need to be recognized as an addition to your total spending , and that is , you 've been involved for many years with the health authority in arranging for the discharge of people from long-stay hospitals , and their absorption into the community , and each of these are a provider of many services , and daycare services to those particular individuals .
7 We 've been bugged for 10 years by a reputation for extremism and division , which we 're just getting rid of .
8 That 's correct , and that the further down , I mean it says that er there is a er it says that the reason you 've had been the reason you 've been sent for this treatment is because of er a particular condition you 've got .
9 ‘ But we 've been separated for four years , ’ she reminded him in a more reasonable tone .
10 He , too , married a girl of his own milieu ; they 've been separated for many years .
11 No I did n't Stefan , we 've been blamed for some things in our time , have n't we but
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