Example sentences of "we [verb] been [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him about my uncle after we 'd been together for six months and , though he was outraged , I persuaded him not to confront Joe or tell anyone . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'd been together for — since I was 17 . |
| 3 | And er then we erm we , we , we went on the wards for about two or three hours a day and we just s sort of did what we were told , took out drinks and , and that sort of thing , and mouthwashes , and after er we 'd been there for about six or eight weeks we were allowed to wash patients , if , if they could n't wash themselves . |
| 4 | ‘ But we 've been here for thousands of years ! |
| 5 | We 've been here for six months . |
| 6 | Masklin said we 've been here for thousands of years . |
| 7 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |
| 8 | Actually , we 've been here for 5 days already , but things have been a bit hectic . |
| 9 | Because we 've been here for the discussion . |
| 10 | We 've been pally for years Sadie . |
| 11 | So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it ! |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ We 've been apart for a long time . |
| 16 | It 's ages since we 've been out for a drink together , ’ Laura enthused . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 21 | ‘ We 've been together for more than 18 months and we see one another when we can . |
| 22 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 23 | Now that we had been here for nearly seven weeks , we were beginning to wonder if the final climax would ever take place at all . |
| 24 | Then at the hotel , he was recognized and before we had been there for five minutes Radio Gibraltar was down to interview him . |
| 25 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 26 | It seems as though we have been away for years . |
| 27 | We have been there for 20 years . |
| 28 | But what I really liked was his face and we have been together for around five years . |