Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for [adj] week " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At the alleged places of detention , ’ Mr Ahtisaari said , ‘ the facilities were found to have been stripped of all valuable material and not to have been inhabited for several weeks at least . ’ |
| 2 | Interferon has been given for 24 weeks or longer in a few , mainly Mediterranean , studies ( response rates 26% to 70% ) . |
| 3 | His hair , untended , curled thick as a dog 's at his neck under a shapeless wool cap , and his mind was turned patently inwards ; far from seeking , or even thinking of the men from whom he had been parted for six weeks . |
| 4 | The door is locked and the windows are covered with grime ; in the silence the whole place looks as if it has not been occupied for several weeks . |
| 5 | Consultation date has been picked for three weeks on Tuesday . |
| 6 | Leith 's catering company has been hired to look after the Press at the stadium , which has been booked for three weeks . |
| 7 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |
| 8 | A meeting has been organised for next week to discuss the situation . |
| 9 | Fullback Marty Roebuck continues to be in the wars and suffered a broken jaw in a pre-season club trial , while Test hooker Phil Kearns has been sidelined for three weeks with knee trouble . |
| 10 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 11 | The 70-year-old has not been seen for four weeks since leaving the Robert Huggins home for the elderly in Acklam . |
| 12 | EXPERT OPINION Gary Hollyhead , head chef at Sutherlands Restaurant , prefers his beef to have been hung for three weeks , for maximum tenderness and the best flavour . |
| 13 | The pub has been closed for eight weeks but tenant Tracy Willcox said the renovation was a vast improvement . |
| 14 | A special meeting has therefore been called for two weeks time in order to press forward with ideas that could be implemented next season . |
| 15 | Mr Bell said : ‘ My programme has been set for many weeks and every day is tied up . ’ |
| 16 | We had been affianced for some weeks . ’ |
| 17 | Even the shirts which had been left for many weeks in my laundry out-tray responded to the punishment it dished out . |
| 18 | ‘ But the win over Wimbledon means that our hopes have been extended for another week and we are still in the ball game . |
| 19 | It had initially been planned for next week . |
| 20 | It had initially been planned for next week . |
| 21 | It had earlier been planned for next week . |
| 22 | WORKERS at Monktonhall Colliery , who have not been paid for seven weeks , are to receive financial assistance from Lothian Regional Council to fund an independent study into the pit 's viability . |
| 23 | STEVE WILLIAMS , the 34-year-old former England midfield player , has been suspended for two weeks without pay and stripped of his title as assistant manager following a bust-up with manager Alan Ball at Second Division Exeter City . |
| 24 | Barry Crawley , the Saracens No 8 , has been suspended for three weeks after being identified as the player who punched Gloucester scrum-half Marcus Hannaford , out for five weeks with an eye injury . |
| 25 | and there 's more news today on the incident in which scrum-half Hannaford fractured his eye socket … the Saracens number eight Barry Crawley who threw the punch in the league game last week has been suspended for three weeks … |
| 26 | It was the third time Hillman has been sent off in his career and having been suspended for 20 weeks for his last offence , can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanour . |