Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] been [verb] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As deputy chief of Sabah 's Institute for Development Studies , whose activities were viewed by the central government as a threat to the integrity of the Malaysian Federation , Ongkili had been held for 59 days under the Internal Security Act on suspicion of carrying out actions prejudicial to national security . |
| 2 | Jasper and Bert had been gone for ten days . |
| 3 | This second tranche of the SAF had been withheld for six months until Sri Lanka had agreed to the implementation of a policy framework paper outlining the conditions for the government 's stabilization programme . |
| 4 | The opening night of the Folies had been postponed for two days . |
| 5 | Tom Dreaper could not convince him that racing was a business to be taken seriously , and Foinavon had been sold for 2,000 guineas . |
| 6 | The Iranian consulate in Geneva had been occupied for four hours on Dec. 14 , 1988 , by opponents of the Tehran regime and evidence had been found that Tale had been collecting information on the Iranian exile community in Switzerland . |
| 7 | Donald and Elinor had been talking for thirty minutes . |
| 8 | By the time he and Norman strode out to try to win the 1986 British Open , Bender had been caddying for eighteen years , having picked up his first serious bag when he was 18 years old . |
| 9 | Jesus , filled with the Spirit , goes off into the wilderness , the place where Israel had been tested for forty . |
| 10 | After Miss Chalk had been retained for 5,000 guineas David said : ‘ I think my father is pleased . |
| 11 | During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 , in 1914 still within living memory , Paris had been besieged for four months and forced to surrender . |
| 12 | Jo and Ryan had been dating for six months and had progressed some way beyond parking now . |
| 13 | She and Caan had been separated for three years . |
| 14 | Barry had been divorced for twelve years , had been a member of Dateline but then had moved because of work . |
| 15 | By then Jeremy had been missing for 11 days . |
| 16 | Lisa had been smoking for twenty years and felt unable to stop for more than a day . |
| 17 | AFTER A Fortnight in Hobart , where Eliza had been stationed for 11 months , Gould and his retinue packed everything , including Eliza 's enumerable drawings , and left for Sydney . |