Example sentences of "been [adv] a [adj] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father 's been dead a long time and he has-had — two brothers . ’ |
| 2 | We 've been together a long time and people in the band like Paul and Mark and Gaz have a few things to prove themselves . |
| 3 | ‘ She has been here a long time and will be here for even longer , ’ Felipe answered smoothly . |
| 4 | This siter has been here a long time and is part of the area . |
| 5 | ‘ I moved here in September so I have only been here a short time and we have had a lot of changes in the past because of the moves Eric has made , ’ she says . |
| 6 | ‘ This has been quite a punishing time and some of my family have been badly hurt . |