Definition

Examples

• "You've been frozen for over 500 years!"
• "Wine woman : The estate has been in my family for five generations..."
• "I paid for my own flights from France, and when I started working at Delavigne, I had to sleep under a bridge for three weeks."
• "Brian : Horatio, we've been walking for hours."
• "Warbuckle : Y'all been drinking for hours!"
• "I can't make it on Friday: I just arrived in South Africa, and I'll be here for three weeks."
• "Warbuckle : Y'all have been drinking for hours!"
• "After being kept in solitary confinement for two hours, he will be released only to discover staff and friends dressed as prisoners, and the festivities will begin in the old prison canteen!"
• "After University I married my sweetheart Jeffrey and we've been together for 8 years now."
• "Nigel : Bruno, my boy, it's been only 10 minutes since we met, but I feel like we've known each other for hours."
• "For example, every morning at 10:00 AM sharp, we could all turn on our intercoms and laugh together for 30 seconds."
• "Icarus : Actually, I have been away from work for a few days due to health problems. I've been suffering from extreme stress."
• "I mean the other day, Horatio yelled at me in Spanish for an hour, and then he brought me a cactus for my office."
• "The past few weeks have been a very difficult time for me as I considered the direction of my career and whether I should stay with the company where I have worked happily for the last seven years."
• "These situations are difficult enough to deal with at the best of times: but you have jet lag and haven't slept for 39 hours."
• "The doctor has ordered her to rest in bed, which means I have to look after her for a few days."
• "For years, the British have been buying up homes in countries such as Italy, Spain, and France."
• "We've been walking for hours!"
• "Philip : You've got my attention for 30 seconds, Quentin."
• "You've been gone for three hours!"