Example sentences of "long [been] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has long been argued by some accounting theorists that business accounts should also include an opportunity cost of capital in the income statement . |
| 2 | It is unlikely that any report in the UK would be so brutally honest , but it accurately describes our situation , except that the inadequate nature of our provision for many students has long been recognised by many educators , and only becomes important to others through economic necessity . |
| 3 | It has long been stated on these pages , that the relationship between GIR and average putts on GIR gives the best ( but not perfect ) indication of who is having problems with the putter . |
| 4 | An underlying hormonal element has long been suspected in many cases of malignant melanoma . |
| 5 | The subject of art has for too long been considered by many teachers as a frill , — there it is on the time-table , a compulsory subject ; some schools give it a period a week , some a double period , and some even more . |
| 6 | The principles underlying the poll tax had long been criticised by some sections of the party . |
| 7 | Aube wines had long been used by several Champagne houses , albeit on the quiet , and with no delimited region fixed the practice began to increase . |