Example sentences of "has [been] [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A teacher who has been away on a short course including elements of both these skills , and can therefore give useful general advice .
2 Hypnosis has been around for a long , long time .
3 The British people have not been allowed to express their views through a referendum , although the trend in opinion as measured by opinion polls has been firmly against a Federalist structure .
4 The social dimension of the Community has been there for a long time .
5 It has been nigh on a full month since we first made a landfall on to the north shore : since we rode in the longboat on the crest of the shining surf and I set my foot withal on this fair land in the name of the King .
6 The Yorkshire captain has been out with a broken finger since the opening day of the championship season and it was thought he would not be fit until next week .
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