Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] been [adj] for many " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had originally been left to her by a noted amateur ornithologist and eccentric with whom she had been friendly for many years . |
| 2 | Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right . |
| 3 | It has been helpful for many in showing that complex medieval Latin plainchant can be simplified and adapted to modern English texts , whilst retaining the basic musical principles of the eight Gregorian modes . |
| 4 | It has been possible for many of us , for example , to respond to dance from quite other cultures , and to sculpture , carving and painting not only from other cultures but from other , often very remote , times . |
| 5 | He had been ill for many months and his five-year term would not have been renewed at the National People 's Congress which starts on Monday . |