Example sentences of "have [been] [adj] for month " in BNC.
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| 1 | The post has been vacant for months and the lack of suitable candidates puzzled officials as the job proved the starting point for such politicians as Mr Chris Patten , Mr Iain Macleod and Mr Reginald Maudling . |
| 2 | The post has been vacant for months and the lack of suitable candidates puzzled officials as the job proved the starting point for such politicians as Mr Chris Patten , Mr Iain Macleod and Mr Reginald Maudling . |
| 3 | He had found a niche at once with the men , but she told Julia that she had been unhappy for months , struggling with the other women to force local villagers to disgorge food , humping it back up to the camp and preparing it under extraordinarily difficult conditions . |
| 4 | Neighbours claimed the children 's mother , Sharon Dawson , had been unwell for months . |
| 5 | Edmund had been dead for months and she had n't known it . |
| 6 | You 've been edgy for months . ’ |
| 7 | Yes , it 's been available for months now — but I 've been reliably informed that the 3.5-inch drive is going to be re -launched , hopefully with a sizeable catalogue of software titles to accompany it . |