Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [be] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Ferguson senior added : ‘ All I ask is for the United fans to judge him on what he does on the pitch and not as the manager 's son .
2 ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’
3 ‘ Where I 've been for the past 200 years or so , we count ourselves lucky if we still have one . ’
4 ‘ I took it up as a form of exercise in Germany , where I 've been for the past two years , ’ he said yesterday .
5 But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’
6 Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time .
7 A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’
8 I 'm more optimistic than I have been for the past few years . ’
9 McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent .
10 What we need is for every single appeal stage , for the member to at least have the right to know why he or she has lost .
11 My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time .
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