Example sentences of "been [adv] for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | you know , it is just so frustrating , you know and er some of these kids he said and the language they use , one girl came in , she had n't been in for three or four days , he had n't met her and he said hello you must be such and such er |
| 2 | We have n't been together for three months . |
| 3 | But he had only been away for three days . |
| 4 | Well , I 've been away for three , well th the winters are n't as hard now as they used to be . |
| 5 | and he 'd been away for three months so that you know I mean |
| 6 | I 've been off for three or four time before for long a few years and |
| 7 | She had been out for three hours in the same seas , searching the rocky coastline off St Abbs Head . |
| 8 | She said , ‘ I 've been here for three weeks , I have n't seen one movie star until now , ’ and she came over and got my autograph . |
| 9 | Well , Jim , I 've been here for three years , and no real food from that day to this . |
| 10 | It 's a shame for shopkeepers … we 've been here for three years and have always done an excellent job for them . |
| 11 | The carpet has been there for three years and is still in good condition — the only signs of wear are the marks left by ‘ wee Lachie ’ , the Stewarts ' three-year-old son . |