Example sentences of "have long been [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether or not the USSR will increase oil exports and whether it can do so have long been areas of heated debate . |
| 2 | In reality , like the Visigoths , they had long been neighbours of the Romans . |
| 3 | There had long been bickerings between the monks of the cathedral church at Canterbury and the neighbouring monastery of St Augustine 's just outside the city wall . |
| 4 | The donor is Mr James Campbell , of the Kilberry family who have long been experts on piobaireachd . |
| 5 | There have long been stories of mysterious sounds at sea : haunted eerie calls in the night , mermaids singing , sirens luring sailors on to the rocks . |
| 6 | There have long been stories of human giants in legend and mythology . |
| 7 | There have long been rumours of putting bolts on Bosigran routes where the belays are difficult to arrange . |
| 8 | Social and economic inequality have long been features of our society , but such inequality does not always have the same implications for health status . |
| 9 | The film industry and the export of works of art , so far primarily the joint responsibility of the OAL and the Department of Trade and Industry , have long been candidates for transfer to an enlarged arts department . |
| 10 | The third principle is one that the Danes have long been sticklers for — the democratic accountability of European government . |