Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] been [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I think you do follow us , ’ Cranston replied , ‘ and have been for some time . |
| 32 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 33 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 34 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 35 | hold a position of responsibility within the industry and have been in such a post for at least two years |
| 36 | The place anciently belonged to the Fauconbergs , but has been for many generations the seat of the Bethells . |
| 37 | The Faroe Islands are self-governing , but have been for many years a colony of Denmark , and still rely on the government of the old mother country for international representation . |
| 38 | Many are extremely tense , not only since the infarct , but have been for many years , and it is possible that the inward tension that they suffer has been a contributory factor to their disease . |
| 39 | But Benedict 's eyes were on her , as compelling a question in them as had been in those of his godmother . |