Example sentences of "[vb -s] be [prep] [art] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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1 | She started ‘ working ’ at the age of 14 and has been on the streets for five years . |
2 | Though its timing caught out the markets , the krona/ecu link has been on the cards for some months . |
3 | The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense . |
4 | He has been with the police for 19 years , and has served at Colchester , Chelmsford , police HQ and for two years worked for Scotland Yard in conjunction with Interpol . |
5 | Whether it 's petty cash , invoicing , or conference organising , 's your person ! has been at the maltings for just over a year and takes care of all those time consuming , but essential , administration services , appreciated by us all . |
6 | The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years and lending is shrinking steadily , partly because there is only a trickle of new customers and partly because existing customers are paying off at least part of their mortgages when they can . |
7 | Nimslo will also give no firm figures for sales in the US where the system has been in the shops for a year . |
8 | It 's been on the cards for so long I think everyone 's had enough . |