Example sentences of "been [adv] for [adj] month " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd been together for eighteen months or more , and she had no one else . |
| 2 | Lindsey and Pete had started talking about having a baby when she was fourteen , and did so the following year : Pete and me had been together for eleven months and loved each other more than words could say . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They had been together for six months but fell out when he told her he wanted to see more of his friends . |
| 5 | We have n't been together for three months . |
| 6 | The Orynthia had been away for eight months ; and only one member of the returning crew , we may not be surprised to hear , decided to risk a voyage in her again — George Groves , the boy apprentice . |
| 7 | Val Pinder who has been away for some months due to illness achieves a fantastic level of sales and came in fourth . |
| 8 | and he 'd been away for three months so that you know I mean |
| 9 | He has n't been home for twelve months |
| 10 | The lights have been off for several months , bringing a protest from the RAFA . |
| 11 | Since April , the United Mine Workers of America have been on strike here against the Pittston Company : 1,700 miners have been out for seven months and , despite intimidation , no one has gone back to work . |
| 12 | We 've been here for six months . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've been here for six months . ’ |
| 14 | They had been there for six months , the duration of their marriage . |
| 15 | These boys were undertrial prisoners ; many had been there for eight months and at least one had been there for two years . |
| 16 | ‘ Or maybe she just learned from a more rational neighbour that the real Delia has been abroad for six months . |