Example sentences of "they have been [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean these have n't just been put here , they 've been there for a long time ! |
| 2 | She 's act she er they 've been down for a for a flying visit , I think , th they like to fly and fly back because it gets th the fre used to the freedom . |
| 3 | By which time the tenants have come home from work or they 've been out for a few hours , say they 've been out from twelve till six . |
| 4 | After all , they had been together for a couple of years and she did idolise him . |
| 5 | They have been around for a very long time , as I said , dating right back to Model Book 35 in fact , which appeared in 1982 . |
| 6 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 7 | Oh I see , they have been about for a while . |