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 | 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 . |
5 | Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time |
6 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
7 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
8 | Others who have been home for a few months come in feeling as if their brains are becoming addled and wanting something to do . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | We 've been away for a long time . |
11 | ‘ We 've been apart for a long time . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
14 | I mean these have n't just been put here , they 've been there for a long time ! |
15 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |