Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for four [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Iranian consulate in Geneva had been occupied for four hours on Dec. 14 , 1988 , by opponents of the Tehran regime and evidence had been found that Tale had been collecting information on the Iranian exile community in Switzerland . |
| 2 | ‘ But we 've been separated for four years , ’ she reminded him in a more reasonable tone . |
| 3 | The 70-year-old has not been seen for four weeks since leaving the Robert Huggins home for the elderly in Acklam . |
| 4 | In all they 've questioned twelve present and former members of staff from the school , which has been closed for four months . |
| 5 | For example , if you have been employed for four years and earn a basic salary of £40,000 , one hardly need emphasise the difference between the value of your rights if you are eligible just for the statutory minimum of four weeks ' notice and the scale of your claim if you are on , say , a three-year rolling contract . |
| 6 | During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 , in 1914 still within living memory , Paris had been besieged for four months and forced to surrender . |
| 7 | A driving examiner has been jailed for four months for indecently assaulting four women test candidates . |
| 8 | Two animal rights campaigners who took part in a series of firebombings have each been jailed for four years . |
| 9 | A bird breeder has been jailed for four years after stolen rare birds were found wrapped in sacking in the boot of his car . |
| 10 | In April 1983 , teachers reported that in some areas they had not been paid for four months and 828 schools had been closed down . |
| 11 | The U 's leader has been suspended for four matches , with effect from the Scarborough trip on April 13 , while left-back Martin Grainger has also been suspended for a couple of matches following his latest booking at Spotland . |
| 12 | LIVINGSTON Bulls ' Great Britain internationalist , Iain Maclean , and Cameron King ( Edinburgh Burger Kings ) have each been suspended for four games for their part in the Scottish Cup final fracas at Meadowbank earlier this month , writes Roddy Mackenzie . |
| 13 | Arraigned on the same charge , Ren Wanding , the veteran human rights activist , who had previously been imprisoned for four years for his activities in the 1978-79 Democracy Movement , was given a more severe seven-year sentence with three years ' deprivation of political rights , having refused to show repentance for his " grave " crimes . |
| 14 | ‘ He 'd been held for four months . |