Example sentences of "[noun sg] has been [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eight key tasks are identified and work has been underway on these for some time . |
| 2 | A certain narrow-mindedness has pervaded studies of electronic information as the focus has been predominately by national archives on the preservation of records about the national governments themselves . |
| 3 | ‘ The town has been here since 1210 . |
| 4 | His role has been rather like that of a stand-up comic warming up the audience for the main event . |
| 5 | ‘ Since its launch in 1989 , Drayton Asia 's investment performance has been significantly below that of Dragon , ’ the letter stated . |
| 6 | All I have ever known of love has been here in this house . |
| 7 | Even though there are signs that the world 's economies are beginning to operate closer together in time terms , nevertheless in the past it has been seldom that every part of the world has been simultaneously in total depression . |
| 8 | Today people spend their money more evenly and the standard of hospitality has improved This unit has been here for ten years and can take 350 people , it 's well established . |
| 9 | But the year since Robert Maxwell 's death has been far from comfortable . |
| 10 | The same family has closed it 's delicatessen which has now become an art shop and the butcher whose family has been here for 176 years , closes this weekend . |
| 11 | The cricket pitch has been there for thirty five years . |
| 12 | The carpet has been there for three years and is still in good condition — the only signs of wear are the marks left by ‘ wee Lachie ’ , the Stewarts ' three-year-old son . |