Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [adv] for [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 've been apart for a long time . |
| 5 | I mean these have n't just been put here , they 've been there for a long time ! |
| 6 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 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 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 9 | " Signs of a coming plateau have been there for a long time and are now getting better and better " , according to independent consultant Richard Kimberlin . |