Example sentences of "have be for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as I said , Mrs Mary she 's the national treasurer and has been for over thirty years . |
| 2 | And has been for over 40 years . |
| 3 | But this is my dwelling place and has been for nearly four months now . |
| 4 | It is in the system and has been for as long as I can recall . |
| 5 | ‘ Sir Ralph Grunte , and has been for as long as I can remember . ’ |
| 6 | You see I I think er er probably one of the best erm Ministers of er of er Education that er has been for quite some considerable time and I bet you throw your hands up in horror when I say this you will totally disagree and I 'm talking here cos his name 's just slipped out of my mind . |
| 7 | For some time the weapons states have maintained that the peaceful trade in peaceful atoms has been for purely peaceful purposes . |
| 8 | In recent years the alpine trend has been for less adventurous climbing : bolted instant classics from climbers ' such as Michel Piola — safe rock routes with a savage backdrop . |
| 9 | I do n't think he 'd been for about six month . |
| 10 | That might have been for very good environmental and health reasons . |
| 11 | I happened to see Sir John Woods [ Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade ] tonight and he told me that Sir Stafford Cripps had been reading the minutes of Cabinet committees during his absence [ in India , where he had been for nearly four months trying to reach a settlement which would lead to independence ] and had been depressed by the amount of time and energy taken up in the Ministerial Committees with the discussion of quite minor matters which individual Ministers ought to settle in their discretion . |
| 12 | No , it was Marguerite Bryant now and had been for over fifteen years . |
| 13 | Had been for about eighteen months . ’ |
| 14 | Although our prediction had been for around 100 validations , based on the transfer of old courses , we will actually be involved in closer to 320 validations . |
| 15 | I can have one of these now I 've been the worst I 've been for about six months I really ! |
| 16 | It takes you a long while to realise what a twit you 've been for so long . |
| 17 | From the mid-'50s , where we 've been for quite some time , we 're suddenly into the '60s , 1961 in fact , and a finger-picked instrumental written by Chet Atkins , entitled Trambone . |
| 18 | ‘ Lower interest rates and current house price levels mean that house are more affordable now than they have been for over 20 years . ’ |
| 19 | As for people in Leeds being sick of the Manc hype , people in Manchester are sick of the Manc hype and have been for as long as people from Leeds have been tramping across the moors in their flares and Kickers to buy ‘ God created Manchester ’ tops and to dance at the Haçienda . |
| 20 | I think members will probably by now , be aware that a decision has been taken to leave the offices in Bedford Square where we have been for so many years . |
| 21 | But it 's been for about two month now , but it 's |