Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb base] [been] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 2 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But if China really is now backing peace and free elections , the signs are more hopeful than they 've been for a decade . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time . |
| 6 | 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 . |