Example sentences of "[vb base] been [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 2 | Yeah , you 're gon na have one in a minute I 've been up for ages ! |
| 3 | You 've been up for weeks now , have n't you ? |
| 4 | they and er they 've been around for centuries of course but er erm there 's all sorts of myths about them some of which are half-truths and some which un-truths . |
| 5 | " You 've been out for hours . " |
| 6 | Posh have been up for grabs since last year and chairman John Devaney , a property magnate and ex-Oxford director , will sell if the price is right . |
| 7 | The posters have been up for weeks … when the powerboat circus comes to town … the streets and squares close down … everyone makes for the river … every bridge … and every balcony becomes a grandstand … a ring side seat for the big race … |
| 8 | Some of the titles currently optioned have been around for years , but the prospects are tantalising . |
| 9 | Doc Martens BOOTS have been around for years . |
| 10 | Several dogs have been in for boosters and there 's a bitch to be spayed tomorrow . |