Example sentences of "long [been] the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Programmes in cookery , waiting , house-keeping , reception have for long been the recognised route by which the industry 's craftsmen and supervisors have acquired their qualifications at all levels . |
| 2 | However , it is still common to see exchange rates expressed in terms of the dollar , partly because this had long been the accepted practice under the adjustable peg , and also because of the USA 's continuing dominance in the world economy and financial system . |
| 3 | Poor folk had long been the chief sufferers from the raids of the body-snatchers , because of the flimsy coffins and shallow graves to which their corpses were consigned . |
| 4 | On European monetary union , it seems to me that it has long been the cherished aim of Conservative Governments to find a means by which we could control the value of our currency — to make it predictable in its exchange rate , as it was for much of the 19th century . |
| 5 | Portree has long been the commercial centre of the Isle of Skye . |
| 6 | To be able to sell every vehicle that lands at a UK port and , as a result , to enjoy buoyant prices for used models , has long been the happy position for Mitsubishi 's UK importer , Colt Cars . |
| 7 | Christmas and New Year have long been the high point for visitor and Madeiran alike . |
| 8 | Emigration and tourism have long been the main contributors to the economy of Madeira , emigration being the older . |