Example sentences of "[noun] have been [adj] years in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agnes absorbed that and found that she believed it : Mo had been thirty years in intelligence work which trains up a determination not to know some things quite as strong as the desire to know others . |
| 2 | Does not that answer prove that the past 13 years have been wasted years in terms of the Government 's commitment to the footwear industry ? |
| 3 | The show 's organisers and officials of the Canadian Hellenic Congress , an organisation of Greeks in Canada , say the exhibition has been five years in the making and that it reflects the excellent cultural ties between Greeks and Canadians . |
| 4 | The appeal has been five years in the hearing . |
| 5 | The inter-church document tackling the issue of sectarianism has been five years in the making . |