Example sentences of "[vb base] been [adv] for the " in BNC.
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1 | God Almighty , Nan , I 've been here for the past two hours without knowing hair nor hide of you . ’ |
2 | Because we 've been here for the discussion . |
3 | I 've been away for the past week and had loads of messages to come back to . |
4 | One of the , the tasks I have to do in May each year , is I write to the candidates who 've just taken a year off , who 've been away for the last two-thirds of a year , and I write to them and say , ‘ You 've been away for two-thirds of a year . |
5 | They 've been together for the past six years — which she cites as one very good reason why she did n't fall for Craig McLachlan while playing his leading lady . |
6 | ARABELLA ASHLEY ( Portrait painters photographs , page 144 ) and her dog and best friend Clem , have been together for the last four years photographing features for Harpers & Queen . |
7 | The flesh itself ranges from the blood red of the arriviste joint to the dull browny-purple bloom of those that have been there for the full three weeks . |