Example sentences of "been living [prep] the [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If someone has been living on the streets for a number of years he ca n't switch over to an organized life in a couple of days … it is too sudden . |
| 2 | We have been living on the edge for a number of weeks waiting for this decision to be made known . ’ |
| 3 | It 's thought around 70 travellers have been living on the site for several weeks . |
| 4 | She had been living with the Wilsons for nearly three months . |
| 5 | Even this severe shaking , however , failed to cause alarm amongst the local people ; they had by that time been living with the eruption for many weeks , and it is remarkable just to what extent familiarity of even something as exceptional as a volcanic eruption can breed contempt . |
| 6 | How long have you been living in the flats for ? |
| 7 | To marry by certificate the couple need to have been living in the district for seven days before applying . |
| 8 | I have been living in the city for three years and if I were to go to the estates now they would n't give me work . |