Example sentences of "and has be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hopkins 's sister is a widow and has been for many a year , ’ the fellow replied . |
| 2 | I know that that is not entirely agreeable to some of my hon. Friends and to some Opposition Members , but that is the fact of life — and has been for many years . |
| 3 | She keeps busy with local activities and has been for many years editor of her church magazine . |
| 4 | If a child is sniffing with a group of young people , and has been for some time , it may help to provide other more interesting and exciting leisure activities . |
| 5 | There is indeed , and has been for some years , discussion on the political level as to whether , and to what extent , public transport , particularly in capital cities , should be regarded , and financed , as a social service , out of taxation whether national or local . |
| 6 | ‘ The Khanate is settled , and has been for some time , ’ his father said dismissively . |
| 7 | For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’ |
| 8 | Nine tenths of the Leicester ring road is finished and has been for some years . |
| 9 | Erm the certification of the flight control system is the critical path item and has been for some considerable time . |
| 10 | Bob Gunnell , of course , is an was and has been for some time a very supportive member of South East Arts and active in many of its committees . |
| 11 | ‘ Miss Kenton ’ is properly speaking ‘ Mrs Benn and has been for twenty years . |
| 12 | The Welsh Office Education Department is responsible ( and has been since 1970 ) for schools and further and higher education in Wales , but not universities or the qualifications , probation , pay , superannuation or misconduct of teachers , which remain the responsibility of the DES . |
| 13 | Section 4 assistance to the industry has tripled from £1 million to nearly £33 million during the same period and has been of great advantage to the economy of Wales . |
| 14 | The resulting report was most constructive and has been of significant value in defining the Group 's plan of action in relation to HS&E initiatives . |
| 15 | Swan Hunter , whose present workforce numbers 2,200 , is now in the hands of receivers and has been in acute crisis since failing to win a vital Ministry of Defence helicopter-carrier order . |
| 16 | At this village off the A40 south of Fishguard is the Tregwynt Woollen Mill , which dates from the middle of the eighteenth century and has been in continuous production of woollen yarns since then . |
| 17 | Carved in Germany in the late tenth or early eleventh century , the plaque measures 13.7x11.3 cm and has been in private ownership throughout this century . |
| 18 | I also understand that one of the street lights in Lower Dolphinholme is burning continuously and has been like this for some time . |