Example sentences of "they 've [be] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This partly explains why they 've been struggling on for around six years now , but is no excuse in the current climate for them not gaining some long overdue recognition . |
| 2 | Although these are ‘ laboratory ’ specimens , they 've been kicking around for about six months and I 'd expect them to be detected quickly . |
| 3 | They 've been hunting here for 150 years . |
| 4 | you know , I mean they were so good when they came here but I mean they 've been shut in for months now ! |
| 5 | Because they 're a year younger than I am , two years younger and they 've been registered now for six , seven , eight , or nine years . |
| 6 | And that 's what they 've been cut off for . |
| 7 | The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months . |
| 8 | And and they 've been waiting since for it to happen . |
| 9 | ‘ They 've been waiting there for ages , ’ said Gurder . |
| 10 | He takes yachts from wherever they 've been laid up for the winter to their summer cruising grounds . ’ |
| 11 | Another thing , perhaps , we should notice right at the very beginning is that Jesus did n't actually speak in pa , in in er , in chapters , and they 've lost , they 've been put in for our convenience , and chapter fifteen is not the beginning of a new incident Jesus had already been speaking to the people , he had been teaching them in chapter fourteen . |
| 12 | They feel comfortable in bed together — they 've been sleeping together for years after all , and the new-found passion is lovely and exciting . |
| 13 | What I 'd like you to do , is to try and put into words , what the main problems are at the moment , when they occur , where they occur , and how long they 've been going on for ’ . |
| 14 | They 've been coming here for over 60 years and even a recession wo n't spoil the festive spirit . |
| 15 | They 've been sitting there for over a week |