Example sentences of "have been [adv] [prep] year " in BNC.

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1 It seems as though we have been away for years .
2 They are there ; they have been there for years .
3 Rocks look more natural if you bed them into the gravel slightly , as if they have been there for years .
4 that have been there for years have n't they ?
5 No footings were laid — the walls were built directly on the patio paving stones ; they have been there for years and I thought there was little chance of them subsiding .
6 They have been there over years and many of the established patterns of reaction are demanding to be looked at .
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