Example sentences of "'ve [been] [vb pp] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | In a quiet , gentle , but troubled voice , Cardiff said , ‘ You 've been gone for twenty-six years , Barbara . ’ |
| 3 | they 've been done for many years |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We 've been bugged for 10 years by a reputation for extremism and division , which we 're just getting rid of . |
| 6 | ‘ But we 've been separated for four years , ’ she reminded him in a more reasonable tone . |
| 7 | He , too , married a girl of his own milieu ; they 've been separated for many years . |