Example sentences of "been [art] [noun] [prep] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | As has been the case for years , one of the major difficulties in making such provision is the shortage of suitably qualified and experienced teachers . |
| 2 | His team has manfully cleared blocked gutters , downpipes and underground drains that have been the result of years of neglect and prior to the commencement of Phase 1 repair work , they have been ‘ fire fighting ’ the leaks in the sanctuary roof to limit deterioration of the fabric . |
| 3 | Sometimes conditions could be even worse : Godwin , for example , describes a London court where ‘ the basement story of nearly all the houses was filled with foetid refuse , of which it had been the receptacle for years ’ , and one water barrel of 50 to 60 gallons is intended to serve two houses , containing between them at least a hundred people . |
| 4 | It was from an old pal of mine , an MP who had earned a splendid reputation as a devoted knowledgeable constituency member , not least because he had also been a councillor for years . |
| 5 | Said her husband had been a member for years . ’ |
| 6 | Buttocks have been a problem for years and now they are greatly reduced . |
| 7 | Spike Milligan , the ex-Goon , who has been a friend for years , is a veteran anti-blood sports campaigner . |
| 8 | Michelle moved on and soon was to be seen around Los Angeles with Nicholson , who had been a friend for years . |
| 9 | It was not necessary for him to know that she 'd been a widow for years . |
| 10 | As a result of the improved revaluation changes , explained earlier , this option could be considerably more attractive than it would have been a couple of years ago . |
| 11 | No cosy warm Italian family life for him , he told Anna , school , university , crammers , lodgings , his happiest time had been a couple of years recovering from pneumonia with an uncle , the British padre , on the Ligurian coast . |
| 12 | It has been a couple of years since master fly-tyer Pat Mulholland held court on the Wellington College campus , but I can tell you that if fly-tying is what you want to learn , then this will be the best £26 you ever invested . |
| 13 | They had been a team for years : the tiny wiry Eve with her restless eyes never settling long on anything or anyone ; the big handsome Benny , with her green eyes and chestnut-brown hair , tied back with a bow always , a big soft good-quality bow a bit like Benny herself . |
| 14 | been a grandfather for years . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a real medieval castle , that had been a ruin for years , and has now been modernized into a house . |