Example sentences of "been [adv] for six [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 They had been together for six months but fell out when he told her he wanted to see more of his friends .
3 Fiona & Paul had been together for six years before deciding to tie the knot .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Well if th if there 's somebody whose listening in the Derby area who can help us with a street lamp that 's out and it 's rather important that it get put on , and it 's been out for six weeks now
7 We 've been here for six months .
8 ‘ I 've been here for six months . ’
9 No it was been here for six weeks and I was just expecting to leave
10 All the time yes , apart from say about six weeks , used to come in in the winter to repair the do maintenance on the dredger and then the old harbourmaster would say right , we should have been here for six weeks , he come after a month , he 'd say , paint the cover the rust up he said and bugger off out again .
11 They had been there for six months , the duration of their marriage .
12 ‘ Or maybe she just learned from a more rational neighbour that the real Delia has been abroad for six months .
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