Example sentences of "[been] [adj] for over [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heavy lunch and the wine had made her sleepy , and she took to her bed the minute they returned , only awakening when the hunger pangs assaulted her stomach , to see that she had been asleep for over three hours . |
| 2 | It guarantees a place to anyone aged 18 to 25 who has been unemployed for over six months , and attempts to offer a place to anyone up to 50 who has been unemployed for over two years . |
| 3 | It guarantees a place to anyone aged 18 to 25 who has been unemployed for over six months , and attempts to offer a place to anyone up to 50 who has been unemployed for over two years . |
| 4 | Gwrych Castle was offered rent-free by Lord Dundonald — who also made a grant towards rates and taxes and paid half the cost of repairs — a necessarily generous offer since the castle had been uninhabited for over fifteen years . |
| 5 | ‘ My name is Terry Waite , I have been alone for over three years . ’ |
| 6 | At one point they met up with a lorry laden with Coke which had been stuck for over three weeks in knee deep mud . |
| 7 | Dipping has been compulsory for over 20 years in an effort to eradicate fungal scab and tick infestations . |
| 8 | Many other surveys were conducted at this time , employing the newly re-established social science departments , which had been inactive for over two decades . |
| 9 | At the time of interview , he had been heroin-free for over 18 months . |