Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] been [adj] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national park has been concerned for some time about the volume of heavy lorries using roads through the park . |
| 2 | ICI has been responsible for many major developments in acrylics since the 1930s . |
| 3 | The world recession has been tough for all of us , at home and abroad . |
| 4 | The board has been concerned for some years about the possible impact of excessive dependence on coal — used for 80 per cent of electricity currently generated — if developments in the domestic or international coal market push prices up rapidly . |
| 5 | My experience has been that for many people there is not all that difference between bringing ‘ God ’ in and touching wood . |
| 6 | Assume as before that national income has been constant for several time periods at £1,000 , and that autonomous investment is initially equal to £500 . |
| 7 | Moreover , to offer vocational courses such as TEC and BEC , where these were not previously available , would have required suitably qualified staff and appropriate facilities at a time of recession when money has been available for neither . |
| 8 | The warehouse has been empty for many years , but holding repairs have meant at least that water penetration to the fabric is reduced . |
| 9 | The effect has been that for most of this century Britain has had to hold interest rates higher than has been necessary or desirable . |
| 10 | In fact the light has been green for some time already . |
| 11 | Small dedicated games units had been available for some time but had always had only crude multimedia capabilities . |
| 12 | Rents linked to the tenant 's turnover have been common for many years , particularly in mining leases . |
| 13 | Economists and economic historians have been interested in measuring poverty and wealth on a per capita basis for some time , and such data have been available for some of the advanced industrial countries for many years . |
| 14 | The past few months have been remarkable for that . |
| 15 | Margaret McGregor , convener of the district council 's women 's committee , said : ‘ The women 's committee has been aware for some time that there are a lack of resources and refuge spaces for women fleeing violent situations . ’ |
| 16 | Middle management has been vulnerable for some time . |
| 17 | Abroad , the idea of Freeports has been current for many years . |
| 18 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils much closer together and this important aspect of our work has expanded considerably in recent times . |
| 19 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils closer together . |
| 20 | The same is true in the US , where the banking sector has been eager for some time now to find loopholes in the Glass-Steagall Act 1933 ( which segregates to a large extent the banking and securities business ) and expand into other , more profitable , areas of financial service activity . |
| 21 | The gallery has been empty for several years . |
| 22 | The theoretical proposal had been public for several years . |
| 23 | Comment on the dollar had been sombre for much of the year in the train of developments the previous autumn . |
| 24 | Punch Magazine : April 8 , aged 150 : The satirical publication had been ill for many years with circulation falling to 33,000 . |
| 25 | The standard gauge ( SK840 ) and Chunky ( SK890 ) models have been available for some time . |
| 26 | But almost all the men and women in your Home have been active for most of their lives . |
| 27 | From its early involvement in the fated Windscale piles , the UKAEA has been responsible for most of the key decisions in the history of British nuclear technology . |
| 28 | For the Edwardian Conservatives in particular , and British Conservatism in general , similar attention has been desirable for some time . |
| 29 | In fact this shift has been visible for some time and seems at present to be increasing . |
| 30 | ‘ The consequence has been that for some time , by mutual agreement , we have led more separate lives . ’ |