Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The farmers from this village own land in the Buffer Zone that has been lying fallow for fourteen years , but which is now being opened up . |
| 2 | ‘ But it 's a lot of money for something which has been lying dead for twelve years . ’ |
| 3 | It 's been going ongoing for eighteen months two years change it |
| 4 | It 's the first time they 've been to Britain , even though some have been teaching English for twenty years ; they 're staying at the Oxford House School of English , and will also visit the Oxford University Press as the trip has been made possible by an East German publishing house . |
| 5 | One family tea-time , when Auntie had been sitting silent for some time , she said : " It 's lucky there 's never anyone left in those offices at night . " |
| 6 | The shop had been standing empty for some time , and needed a great deal of work . |
| 7 | People living near a rubbish tip which has been burning unchecked for six weeks fear their health is at risk . |
| 8 | He had been feeling cold for some time . |