Example sentences of "have [been] [verb] for century " in BNC.
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1 | After all , these islands have been steeped for centuries in everything from witchcraft to ancestor worship . |
2 | How dare this blanc try to interfere with the way things have been done for centuries ? |
3 | The French , it must be said , have been lost for centuries in wonderment at science . |
4 | Olives are grown in many Mediterranean countries , where they have been cultivated for centuries and have been an important trading crop since ancient times . |
5 | MOTHERS have been celebrated for centuries . |
6 | Invariably jet-black and headless ( though sometimes having the heads of human beings ) Black Dogs have been reported for centuries as loping along lanes by ancient churchyards . |
7 | Aromatic oils have been used for centuries for their therapeutic and beauty benefits . |
8 | Alcohol , opium , cannabis , and tobacco have been known for centuries and the history of each fills many books . |
9 | That kind of riding is what horses have been doing for centuries . |
10 | ‘ It 's what men have been doing for centuries . ’ |