Example sentences of "we [vb past] 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 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 .
5 Then at the hotel , he was recognized and before we had been there for five minutes Radio Gibraltar was down to interview him .
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