Example sentences of "have [been] so for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has been so for centuries , and afflicts all nations . |
| 2 | This has been so for the Cape Verdians for close on 300 years , from the time when the original emigrants first found jobs on the North American whaling fleet . |
| 3 | A landmark on the Waxholme/Withernsea road is the old Black Mill , and has been so for many generations . |
| 4 | This has been so for decades and there is little on the horizon that threatens to curtail it . |
| 5 | It is made from M. spicata , but there are many other mints with various distinct aromas and flavours — garden mint is the most commonly used and has been so for many centuries . |
| 6 | Telepathic communication , for us still the domain of science fiction or fringe experimentation , may be part of a dolphin 's daily life , and may have been so for centuries . |
| 7 | Nicaragua was an American obsession and a dream , a proving-ground for ideology , and had been so for more than a century . |
| 8 | Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake . |
| 9 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |