Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other important sub-sect to figure prominently in recent biblical scholarship has been familiar for a long time , but under a different name . |
| 2 | ‘ And this man , Leonora , has been celibate for a long time . |
| 3 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
| 4 | It has been clear for a long time that where land adjoining the highway is unintentionally entered , i.e. as a result of a car accident , that the plaintiff must prove negligence ( River Wear Commissioners v Adamson ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 743 ) . |
| 5 | The Commission on Analytical Nomenclature of IUPAC has been active for a long time in establishing nomenclature for chromatography . |
| 6 | As I see him sitting there now , sheltered under a derelict building 's covered way , one which has been empty for a tedious never-ending era , with an unchangeable lifestyle , erected for nothing but with such a prospect for life , if used properly . |
| 7 | Very often I spend long days on my allotment , and cook quite nice dinners of , say , breast of mutton and peas and fruit off the allotment for myself and a [ woman ] friend who has been ill for a long time … . |
| 8 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |
| 9 | Party Chairman Tony Picking said today Mr Burge has been ill for a long time and resigned in February . |
| 10 | We all know that what he terms his ’ meandering ’ round private Bills has been responsible for a good deal of heartache and not a little management time in British Rail spent trying to meet some of his objections . |
| 11 | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev is probably one of the most well-known of all Soviet aircraft designers and his OKB has been responsible for a wide variety of aircraft types . |
| 12 | It goes without saying that the definition has been responsible for a major literature . |
| 13 | This is a very lethal condition and has been responsible for a great many accidents and much loss of life . |
| 14 | The time out lasts only until the child has stopped the undesirable behaviour and has been quiet for a short time . |
| 15 | ‘ War 's been inevitable for a long time , Anne . ’ |