Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] been [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been away for a day or two ; I lost me father . ’ |
| 2 | I 've been away for a week and I had about 70 messgaes to read . |
| 3 | No , cos I 've been away for a couple of days . |
| 4 | I 've been up for a bath and we 've been looking at the room I shall occupy . |
| 5 | No , I 've been up for an hour ! |
| 6 | Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India . |
| 7 | Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time |
| 8 | Now , I 've been around for a lot of years and I know a bad girl when I see one . |
| 9 | How come the Europeans accept musicians who 've been around for a while , but we British just pour scorn on them as has-beens ? |
| 10 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 11 | You 've been off for a while . |
| 12 | ‘ Those who have been around for a while and waited on an international chance tend to appreciate it all the more when one arrives , ’ he said . |
| 13 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
| 14 | Many people who have been out for a number of years have friends and lovers who have died or may die . |
| 15 | Others who have been home for a few months come in feeling as if their brains are becoming addled and wanting something to do . |
| 16 | And er if it 's more convenient , if you 've got er a lengthy inquiry , call into any tax office , the nearest one , I 've even called into tax offices when we 've been away for a weekend , just to pick up brochures and things like that . |
| 17 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 18 | Maybe we 've just misunderstood , even though we 've been around for a long time , my own trades council in Battersea and Wandsworth celebrated its hundredth anniversary this year . |
| 19 | ‘ We 've been apart for a long time . |
| 20 | It 's ages since we 've been out for a drink together , ’ Laura enthused . |
| 21 | I might , for Phil , for Phil to wind down , he 'll come in , say we 've been out for a meal or whatever , he 'll come in and he 'll sit down in front of the television . |
| 22 | er just one after thought , Dennis mentioned teamwork , now we we 've been together for a few years basically , but you might say , we work as a team , everyone gets on , everyone helps each other out . |
| 23 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 24 | I mean these have n't just been put here , they 've been there for a long time ! |
| 25 | She 's act she er they 've been down for a for a flying visit , I think , th they like to fly and fly back because it gets th the fre used to the freedom . |
| 26 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
| 27 | They have been around for a very long time , as I said , dating right back to Model Book 35 in fact , which appeared in 1982 . |
| 28 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 29 | Oh I see , they have been about for a while . |