Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [been] [adj] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small dedicated games units had been available for some time but had always had only crude multimedia capabilities . |
| 2 | The past few months have been remarkable for that . |
| 3 | The standard gauge ( SK840 ) and Chunky ( SK890 ) models have been available for some time . |
| 4 | Party contributions had been compulsory for all citizens prior to the RPT 's dissolution . |
| 5 | As will be seen in Chapter 6 , however , some of these isolates have been responsible for many of the revolutionary advances in scientific knowledge . |
| 6 | The last few years have been depressing for those of us trying to move house . |
| 7 | A third of its beds have been empty for several years . |
| 8 | Conservative Governments have been responsible for all major environmental legislation . |
| 9 | The annual floods had been low for some years , and conditions in the villages were very bad . |
| 10 | Synthetic brushes have been available for some time and seemed to be the ideal solution , but in the past brushes could be too soft to control well , or too hard to be fully responsive , limiting paint delivery and with little spring , performing as a poor cousin to natural hair and bristle . |
| 11 | Vanity basins have been popular for some years now , especially in larger bathrooms . |
| 12 | ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said . |
| 13 | Rings of this style are known as ‘ betrothal ’ rings and the design of the clasped hands has been popular for many centuries . |
| 14 | These tenements had been empty for several years , the small shopfronts that once elbowed each other along the street boarded up . |
| 15 | The warnings had been clear for some time . |
| 16 | Data base systems have been available for many years and were developed to make efficient use of secondary storage devices in large computer installations . |