Example sentences of "[noun sg] and have [been] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | hold a position of responsibility within the industry and have been in such a post for at least two years |
| 2 | Election expenses are limited by statute and have been since 1883 . |
| 3 | Section 4 assistance to the industry has tripled from £1 million to nearly £33 million during the same period and has been of great advantage to the economy of Wales . |
| 4 | For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’ |
| 5 | For instance , the single person 's National Insurance retirement pension in 1990 is worth 26 per cent more than unemployment benefit , whereas back in 1972 they were paid at the same rate and had been for most of the period since 1948 . |
| 6 | Erm the certification of the flight control system is the critical path item and has been for some considerable time . |
| 7 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 8 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 9 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 10 | Statistics up to 1971 showed it as having an old-age structure and to have been in continuing decline , though there are recent signs of improvement ( Census of Ireland 1981 ) . |
| 11 | At this village off the A40 south of Fishguard is the Tregwynt Woollen Mill , which dates from the middle of the eighteenth century and has been in continuous production of woollen yarns since then . |
| 12 | ‘ Hopkins 's sister is a widow and has been for many a year , ’ the fellow replied . |
| 13 | He was their paying guest and had been since that afternoon seven years ago when he had tracked Rachel Gebler down to her home in this seaside suburb close to the famous swimming beaches . |
| 14 | So the Dimbleby company turned to TBF ( Printers ) Ltd , which was itself a company closely associated with ( same shareholdings , same management ) T. Bailey Forman Ltd , with whom the NUJ was engaged in a trade dispute and had been since 1979 . |