Example sentences of "'ve be [adj] for [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | However , sometimes a dessert is called for — as at a dinner party — or just wanted — because you 've been good for so long ! |
2 | I 've been impotent for as long as I can remember . |
3 | ‘ I 've been awake for over an hour , ’ she said , sitting on the edge of the bed , when he came back into the bedroom . |
4 | But now I 've been drug-free for over a year erm but I 'd been trying for a few year before that and had nay managed to succeed . |
5 | ‘ I 've been mad for too long , ’ Patsy replied , moving out into the centre of the yard . |
6 | Oh god , I 've been single for about five |
7 | Juliette : I 've been active for about 3 years in the Black Movement . |