Example sentences of "have [been] [verb] for years [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd been told for years how generous they would be , but when we challenged them , they had nothing for us . |
| 2 | It is interesting to think that had they snatched — or preferably caught cleanly — that victory , the pattern of English Test cricket might have been changed for years ahead , for , as the other four matches were all drawn , a victorious first series might have given Botham 's captaincy the shove it needed to get airborne . |
| 3 | But if you can actually influence the French let us know because , or let the government know , because they , they 've been trying for years ever since Napoleon 's day , to try and do something . |
| 4 | It 's been condemned for years now . |
| 5 | And she passed with flying colours She 's been driving for years apparently but she had to take a test . |