Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [been] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The London theatres , which had for so long been a particular thorn in the side of Puritan moralists such as William Prynne , were closed down at the outbreak of the civil war and remained shut until the Restoration . |
| 2 | What then are the implications for sectors of traditional activity where books , journals and newspapers have for so long been the unwavering mainstays ? |
| 3 | The road had for so long been the only goal that I 'd given no thought to anything beyond . |
| 4 | 1993 has so far been a good year for Hewlett-Packard Russia . |
| 5 | The 1993 winter sale , which ends on 30th January , has so far been a major disappointment : fewer than 290 booksellers have taken part , significantly down on previous years . |
| 6 | In spite of promising prospects for the future , it has so far been a complementary course , to be undertaken in addition to the main course of study . |
| 7 | The infrastructure of teaching hospitals is largely NHS ( rather than university ) funded and there has only recently been a welcome extension of this mechanism to general practice . |
| 8 | It has not necessarily been a good thing in all ways , and there has certainly been a downside . |
| 9 | Ian , thanks ever so much , it 's not necessarily been an easy ride for you , but we 're glad to know you and we look forward to meeting you again . |
| 10 | Most four-day matches have not only been a better preparation for Test cricketers but have also produced generally more interesting cricket . |
| 11 | In times of hardship , as in the depression in the 1920 's and 30 's and rationing during the 1940 's and 50's , there has not always been a great choice of food . |
| 12 | This in turn raises a serious and subversive problem identified by Paul Gilroy : that ‘ the content of ’ antiracism ’ has not always been a direct response to the ideologies and practices of racism' ( Gilroy , 1987 , p. 114 ) . |
| 13 | For some years now , there has not surprisingly been a strong feeling among colleges and faculties and departments of art and design that a rational and nationally recognized structure for vocational courses is long overdue . |
| 14 | In Kandyan districts there had not previously been a specific class of headman assigned police duties . |
| 15 | As inflammatory bowel disease occurs with approximately equal frequency in the HIV seropositive and control populations , it must be assumed that primary sclerosing cholangitis may also , and a clear distinction between AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis would not then be possible ; this has not yet been a diagnostic problem . |
| 16 | Far from being the concrete , it has always rather been the theoretical problem . |
| 17 | THE CAUSE hamper campaign this Christmas has once again been a great success , thanks to the generosity of so many people in our diocese . |
| 18 | Local government , with its responsibility for sweeping the streets and emptying dustbins , had always essentially been a humdrum business . |
| 19 | It had also long been a great source of amusement to the more belligerent regulars as they watched the uninitiated stumble in and sit down . |
| 20 | There has traditionally always been an inverse relationship between the power of a tool and how easy it is to operate . |
| 21 | The family has probably always been a major source of violence — consider the wealth of folk stories and songs that deal with cruel sisters , feuding brothers , and infanticide — but now the violence may be more hidden , less open to immediate social control from the wider community , at least until it is too late . |
| 22 | said there had probably never been a better time than now for a private company or public body to carry out a property audit . |
| 23 | And sometimes I wonder whether it has n't all been a complete waste of time . ’ |
| 24 | The reaction is a testimony to the female solidarity that the film celebrates and it has n't just been a regional popularity . |
| 25 | It had n't exactly been a poignant reunion . |
| 26 | If those primitive attitudes had n't also been the determining factor in my own fate I would have found it as ludicrous and pitiful as I do now . |
| 27 | You raised a very , very significant issue that I have n't heard much addressed in recent days and we know that there has n't really been a super power of the Soviet Union and any other military sense for the last couple of years . |
| 28 | Erm , has n't really been an unpleasant experience |
| 29 | ‘ It 's all right for you , ’ said Dolly , ‘ you ai n't never been a poor orphan girl . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Has there ever been a special guy in your life ? ’ |