Example sentences of "[adv] been [adv] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may seem as if it has been with us forever , but the ubiquitous American Express chargecard has , in fact , only been around for 35 years . |
| 2 | But he had only been away for three days . |
| 3 | If the builders of this artificial paradise had not been around for several millennia — as Alex Bannen seemed to think — how come the flora and fauna had n't run riot and completely ruined the environment ? |
| 4 | Despite their 20-year age gap , the couple have now been together for eight years and run a pub in Amersham , Bucks . |
| 5 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
| 6 | He has n't been home for twelve months |
| 7 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
| 8 | have n't been there for many years |
| 9 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 10 | ‘ Friday nights because we have n't been together for four nights , Sundays because we know there are another four ahead of us , and … why Saturdays ? ’ |
| 11 | We have n't been together for three months . |