Example sentences of "'s been [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And she 's married , she 's been married for two and half years to Glen .
2 Megan 's been married for 18 years and still loves her husband , but resents his meanness .
3 It 's tremendous as it 's been dry for 10 years .
4 Well it 's been dry for another day .
5 " If a flat 's been unoccupied for some time , you 'd expect a pile of letters inside the door . "
6 ‘ The nurse tells me she 's been asleep for some time . ’
7 ‘ It 's been temporary for six months now .
8 SHe 's been ready for this so-called ‘ work ’ since about the fourth day .
9 ‘ He 's been free for three days now , and people are frightened .
10 ‘ Yes , it 's been tough for all of us .
11 Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right .
12 He 's been dead for some time .
13 Otherwise , everything 's been fine for this most casual and flexible of groups .
14 It 's been women-only for more than a century .
15 she 's been bedridden for twenty years now or whatever
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