Example sentences of "[noun sg] has been [adv] for [num] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ On a machine that no nome has been on for fifteen thousand years ? ’ said Masklin . |
2 | Modern man has been around for 4 hours . |
3 | Today people spend their money more evenly and the standard of hospitality has improved This unit has been here for ten years and can take 350 people , it 's well established . |
4 | The idea has been around for 80 years . |
5 | The same family has closed it 's delicatessen which has now become an art shop and the butcher whose family has been here for 176 years , closes this weekend . |
6 | The cricket pitch has been there for thirty five years . |
7 | The carpet has been there for three years and is still in good condition — the only signs of wear are the marks left by ‘ wee Lachie ’ , the Stewarts ' three-year-old son . |