Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Where I 've been for the past 200 years or so , we count ourselves lucky if we still have one . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I took it up as a form of exercise in Germany , where I 've been for the past two years , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 4 | Her students , she says , are well prepared for Europe , and have been for a long time . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , most buildings built for the purposes of ‘ agriculture ’ have been for a long time exempt from such planning control as can be exercised by local planning authorities . |
| 6 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time . |
| 9 | The S A S have operated in Northern Ireland and have been for a long time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm more optimistic than I have been for the past few years . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Considerable amounts are being spent on replacing them with better services , and have been for the past few years . |