Example sentences of "been here for [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Since you had not been here for a fortnight , ’ he said , ‘ I assumed that you had completed your enquiries . ’
2 Then she said , quietly , ‘ Yes , although I have n't been here for a long time .
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 Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India .
5 The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time .
6 Now please tell me if I 'm keeping you , I know I 've been here for a very long time
7 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 .
8 It is up for sale and the Chinese have been here for a fortnight having a look around it .
9 I mean he 's , I think we 'll miss him , but I think he 's entitled to a move he 's been here for a little while
10 Er , yes that was David , Robert has n't , Robert 's coming next weekend , but he has n't been here for a few weeks
11 God Almighty , Nan , I 've been here for the past two hours without knowing hair nor hide of you . ’
12 Whatever the precise date , she knew she had been here for the best part of a month , confined in this tumbledown shepherd 's dwelling among the mountains .
13 If the hon. and learned Member for Burton ( Mr. Lawrence ) had been here for the speech of my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley )
14 Can I just clarify one other point with the County Council and for the benefit of those who 've not been here for the last however many days .
15 ‘ … she 's been here for the best part of a week and you 're no further forward . ’
16 The man who 's been here for the past three weekends , always at the same table , always alone and always gazing at you with those incredible dark eyes of his . ’
17 And also that young chap 's been here for the van .
18 Because we 've been here for the discussion .
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