Example sentences of "[noun] have been [adj] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , 55 per cent of the neighbourhood had been resident there for five years or more . |
| 2 | Help has been available here for less than a month , but already word has spread and swelled the starving population from 10,000 to 30,000 . |
| 3 | It seems as though the period of separation has been long enough for genetic differences to appear within populations but not so long that reproductive barriers have developed . |
| 4 | Forest had been comfortable enough for most of the first half . |
| 5 | Foinavon had been trained by Tom Dreaper in Ireland for Arkle 's owner Anne , Duchess of Westminster , but while in Dreaper 's charge had been notable mainly for his extraordinarily laid-back demeanour : in a chase at Baldoyle he was in the lead when falling at the third fence , throwing Pat Taaffe well clear , but Foinavon did not bother to scramble to his feet , preferring to remain on the ground and pick quietly at the grass beside him . |
| 6 | 85% of the woodland area is dominated by mature trees , indicating that grazing has been heavy enough for a long time to Prevent sapling recruitment . |
| 7 | If , for instance , there has been a cold wind blowing for several days and the water temperature has been well down for the time of year , then the wind ceases and the sun brings a sudden warmth to the water , you can almost guarantee that the carp will begin to feed . |
| 8 | It certainly seems likely that the interior of the Earth has been hot enough for most of any deeply buried volatiles to have found their way to the surface , particularly if convection extends throughout the mantle . |
| 9 | My mother has been happy there for fifteen years . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , Walter 's objections had been strong enough for them to yield a little . |