Example sentences of "have been here for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever the precise date , she knew she had been here for the best part of a month , confined in this tumbledown shepherd 's dwelling among the mountains . |
| 2 | If the hon. and learned Member for Burton ( Mr. Lawrence ) had been here for the speech of my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) |
| 3 | Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India . |
| 4 | Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time |
| 5 | God Almighty , Nan , I 've been here for the past two hours without knowing hair nor hide of you . ’ |
| 6 | Because we 've been here for the discussion . |
| 7 | On the one hand , ethnic minorities currently settled in Britain have been here for a relatively short period of time , and it seems that circumstances of migration and initial settlement are conditions under which support between siblings assumes greater significance than it might otherwise do — a point illustrated by the patterns of chain migration and of joint households which I discussed earlier in this chapter . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
| 9 | The horses have been here for a year but up until yesterday the doors have been closed to the fans … yesterday they were opened up and thousands rolled up . |
| 10 | It is up for sale and the Chinese have been here for a fortnight having a look around it . |
| 11 | I mean he 's , I think we 'll miss him , but I think he 's entitled to a move he 's been here for a little while |
| 12 | ‘ … she 's been here for the best part of a week and you 're no further forward . ’ |
| 13 | The man who 's been here for the past three weekends , always at the same table , always alone and always gazing at you with those incredible dark eyes of his . ’ |
| 14 | And also that young chap 's been here for the van . |