Example sentences of "we [vb base] been [adv] for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But we 've been here for thousands of years ! |
2 | We 've been here for six months . |
3 | Masklin said we 've been here for thousands of years . |
4 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |
5 | Actually , we 've been here for 5 days already , but things have been a bit hectic . |
6 | Because we 've been here for the discussion . |
7 | We 've been pally for years Sadie . |
8 | So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it ! |
9 | And er if it 's more convenient , if you 've got er a lengthy inquiry , call into any tax office , the nearest one , I 've even called into tax offices when we 've been away for a weekend , just to pick up brochures and things like that . |
10 | We 've been away for a long time . |
11 | Maybe we 've just misunderstood , even though we 've been around for a long time , my own trades council in Battersea and Wandsworth celebrated its hundredth anniversary this year . |
12 | ‘ We 've been apart for a long time . |
13 | It 's ages since we 've been out for a drink together , ’ Laura enthused . |
14 | I might , for Phil , for Phil to wind down , he 'll come in , say we 've been out for a meal or whatever , he 'll come in and he 'll sit down in front of the television . |
15 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
16 | er just one after thought , Dennis mentioned teamwork , now we we 've been together for a few years basically , but you might say , we work as a team , everyone gets on , everyone helps each other out . |
17 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
18 | ‘ We 've been together for more than 18 months and we see one another when we can . |
19 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
20 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
21 | It seems as though we have been away for years . |
22 | We have been there for 20 years . |
23 | But what I really liked was his face and we have been together for around five years . |