Example sentences of "[conj] have been [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've done a comparison between those that were in arrears before the beginning of ninety two and ones that have been in arrears after ninety two , and it 's erm approximately eighty percent before ninety two erm twenty percent after . |
| 2 | It 's all locked away , you know , Mr Michell , and has been for generations . |
| 3 | According to Spicker , this debate is ‘ moribund and has been for years ’ . |
| 4 | Those who stress sisterhood rather than equality value a great deal in women 's distinctive approach as it now is ( and has been in societies much less egalitarian than ours ) and do not want it lost in the melting-pot of assimilation . |
| 5 | He was drinking like a fish , and had been for weeks . |
| 6 | A recent divorce petition cited the fact that just about every wall , fitment and piece of furniture in the home was in a half-dismantled or half-done state and had been for years . |
| 7 | And have been for years |
| 8 | And have been for years , because that does n't take into account the money that is made when , when you know , when , when , sort of development that we have , we have run from home . |
| 9 | Plans to revise that law , which dates from 1936 , have been discussed for decades , and have been before legislators for eight years . |
| 10 | The bishop has not been charged , but has been on police bail since the investigation began . |