Example sentences of "[vb base] been [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 I 've been his servant for twenty years .
2 I 've been his doctor for many years , nearly all his life , I suppose .
3 I 've been your friend for twenty years , and your doctor for fifteen years .
4 ‘ I 've been your wife for a year , Lachlan Cattanach .
5 ‘ You , I understand , have been her guardian for two years ? ’
6 A tall ship which starred in the TV series the Onedin Line , has bid farewell to the docks which have been her home for the past ten years .
7 We made friends then who have been our friends for life .
8 ‘ That 's right , but I have been your friend for many days .
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