Example sentences of "'s [been] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The kennels failed health and safety standards , so they 're half finished — nothing 's been done for a year . |
2 | Well it 's been gone , it 's been built for a year er er er er it 's been up for ages has n't it ? |
3 | A Glasgow man 's been jailed for a total of four and a half years for blackmailing gay businessmen . |
4 | But you know it surprises me I mean I know the church is , is closed and it 's been closed for a couple of years now and it looks a sight because now I do n't know how many members they 've got , at least a couple of them could go in there and cut all the brambles down . |
5 | a thing that 's been used for a couple of months ! |
6 | She 's been admitted for a D and C. ’ |
7 | Now that she 's been nominated for an Oscar , it would be natural for there to be competition between them . |