Example sentences of "have been [adv] [adj] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hyde has been here all this time why did n't he destroy this will ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ He 's very active and would have been pretty fit first time out . |
| 3 | But with the process of assembling Lebanon 's surviving deputies having been so difficult last time , a repeat performance seems to be impossible . |
| 4 | She had been badly hurt some time ago , but her body was dealing with that . |
| 5 | Still , to look on the bright side : if they had been together all this time , by now they might already be a dull settled couple , instead of which the long separation had preserved the thrill of courtship in their marriage , with letters passing between them constantly . |
| 6 | You 've been here all that time ? |
| 7 | I 've been working in the sextry for four years and he 's been there all that time . |