Example sentences of "[pron] have been together [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The Christian may be in a church which has been together for several hundred years , and so he knows there is a certain likelihood of it still being together next year !
2 Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history .
3 He went home with a couple who had been together for twelve years , not because he wanted to know what it would be like to be made love to by two men at once , but rather to see how these particular two men lived as a couple ; specifically , what they did together in the morning before going to work .
4 I told him about my uncle after we 'd been together for six months and , though he was outraged , I persuaded him not to confront Joe or tell anyone .
5 We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together .
6 We 've been together for 23 years .
7 They 'd been together for eighteen months or more , and she had no one else .
8 They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school .
9 They had been together for six months but fell out when he told her he wanted to see more of his friends .
10 And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said .
11 Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time .
12 The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences .
13 Lindsey and Pete had started talking about having a baby when she was fourteen , and did so the following year : Pete and me had been together for eleven months and loved each other more than words could say .
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