Example sentences of "been [adv] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't afraid of losing my boyfriend while I was in prison , because I 've seen people who 've been in for two years and their boyfriends still come and see them . |
| 2 | Myra Hindley has been in prison for my whole life : I 'm twenty-two now and she 's been in for twenty-two years . |
| 3 | He went home with a couple who had been together for twelve years , not because he wanted to know what it would be like to be made love to by two men at once , but rather to see how these particular two men lived as a couple ; specifically , what they did together in the morning before going to work . |
| 4 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 5 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 6 | And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history . |
| 8 | Fiona & Paul had been together for six years before deciding to tie the knot . |
| 9 | Despite their 20-year age gap , the couple have now been together for eight years and run a pub in Amersham , Bucks . |
| 10 | Having been together for ten years , disbanding twice and then leaving prolific label 4AD , ME went to America to chance it lucky . |
| 11 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 12 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 13 | I 've been away for 10 years now and I 've been doing good work and making the right decisions about the work I do . |
| 14 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 15 | Irvine , California-based Pick Systems in its umpteenth resurgence has rehired two of its old lieutenants : Richard Lauer , who 's been off for six years at Sequoia Computer Systems Inc , returns as vice president , sales and Tim Holland , credited with many of Pick 's technical developments , returns from stints at Sequoia and Concurrent Computer Corp to be senior vice president , technology . |
| 16 | Pick Systems in its umpteenth resurgence has rehired two of its old lieutenants : Richard Lauer , who 's been off for six years at Sequoia Computer Systems Inc , returns as vice president , sales and Tim Holland , credited with many of Pick 's technical developments , returns from stints at Sequoia and Concurrent Computer Corp to be senior vice president , technology . |
| 17 | That is just called pentate it is not called E M penta any more equally you do n't have sec butile alcohol turk turt butile alcohol they 've been out for ten years ! |
| 18 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He 's married a Welsh girl , has two Welsh kids and has been here for five years . |
| 20 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 21 | ‘ If it were obvious , we would n't have been here for five years trying to find it , and Paula would still be … . |
| 22 | The same family has closed it 's delicatessen which has now become an art shop and the butcher whose family has been here for 176 years , closes this weekend . |
| 23 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 24 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 25 | He 'd been here for forty-odd years , so he was the chap behind me , if you like . |
| 26 | Manager Sue Surrey is seen here being presented with the southern regional quarterly audit prize by Eugene Kertzman and CCG client Ewart Wooldridge , and she has no doubt about the reason : ‘ CCG has been here for 12 years , myself for the last seven , and you can put our success down to working together as a team . |
| 27 | The nationality rule was a beautiful get-out for them , but I only had a few months to go before I 'd been here for ten years and would have been entitled to fight for the title . |
| 28 | Today people spend their money more evenly and the standard of hospitality has improved This unit has been here for ten years and can take 350 people , it 's well established . |
| 29 | Well , Jim , I 've been here for three years , and no real food from that day to this . |
| 30 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |