Example sentences of "have [been] here for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Arbuthnots have been here for generations . |
| 2 | I have been here for decades untold in this court , never leaving it except in my mind , ranging to far stars yet never truly experiencing those elsewheres . |
| 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 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 5 | ‘ We have been here for five years . |
| 6 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
| 8 | ‘ But some of them have been here for ages , ’ she remonstrated . |
| 9 | Some of the staff have been here for twenty years . |
| 10 | Some of the trees in this ancient woodland have been here for more than 300 years . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 50 officers are involved in the hunt for the man 's attackers ; scenes of crime and forensic experts have been here for most of the day . |
| 13 | It is up for sale and the Chinese have been here for a fortnight having a look around it . |
| 14 | These have been here for months |
| 15 | I have been here for more than two years I have lectured them . |