Example sentences of "'s been [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pulling off the sticky brambles that clung to their jeans , Carrie 's children said , ‘ No one 's been here for hundreds of years … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I would think it 's been here for several days , sir . |
| 3 | How has it been for yourself , obviously you 've been here with your children , your husband 's been away for more than a month , in Iraq , there must have been er terrible thoughts going through you mind at certain times ? |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not saying they won because of that , but … people are used to it , it 's been there for 20 years . ’ |
| 5 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
| 6 | A Turk who 's been there for ten days and the club handyman . ’ |
| 7 | it 's been inside for two hours and ca n't get out |