Example sentences of "been for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was , as golf professionals had been for a hundred years , a serf . |
| 2 | In July 1944 Attlee presented a paper on ‘ Foreign Policy and the Flying Bomb ’ , which pointed out that it would henceforth be impossible for Britain to rely upon the English Channel as a defence against her enemies : From our point of view , Norway , Denmark , Holland and France are necessary outposts of Britain and , in as much as Britain is now as she has been for a hundred years a shield for the U.S. , outposts of America as well . |
| 3 | what your look , same with your letter forage , I think mostly we were taught letter formation , which we have n't been for a few years now |
| 4 | Has n't been for a few years . |
| 5 | Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’ |