Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] here for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India . |
| 2 | Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time |
| 3 | On the one hand , ethnic minorities currently settled in Britain have been here for a relatively short period of time , and it seems that circumstances of migration and initial settlement are conditions under which support between siblings assumes greater significance than it might otherwise do — a point illustrated by the patterns of chain migration and of joint households which I discussed earlier in this chapter . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
| 5 | The horses have been here for a year but up until yesterday the doors have been closed to the fans … yesterday they were opened up and thousands rolled up . |
| 6 | It is up for sale and the Chinese have been here for a fortnight having a look around it . |