Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [adj] [prep] several " in BNC.
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| 1 | As one who was teethed on the works of George Gaylord Simpson , I 've been bemused for several years by the supposed ‘ revisionist ’ implications of punctuation . |
| 2 | The fact is , sir , that I have been alone for several years now . |
| 3 | They had been dead for several days when police were called in by neighbours in the millionaire 's district of Rancho Sante Fe , near San Diego , California . |
| 4 | He has been involved in several research projects relating to the spatial impacts of industrial organisation and change within the UK and EC . |
| 5 | ‘ He has been outstanding for several weeks now — and he 's got real pace , which you ca n't find these days , never mind buy it . |
| 6 | Today he has been dead for several years , and still I have n't told the story . |
| 7 | Suppose the brochure mentions another hotel , stating that it has been open for several seasons and that it closes every year from November to March . |
| 8 | He 'd been dead for several hours . |
| 9 | It had been empty for several years and was dirty , damp and severely vandalised . |
| 10 | It had been silent for several minutes . |