Example sentences of "[adj] it [verb] been [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company was formed on Albert Hill in 1864 and by the time it closed in 1879 it had been responsible for 40 bridges in Denmark , 20 bridges in Sweden all built in 1874 , all the viaducts on the Whitby-RedcarMiddlesbrough line including the Staithes Viaduct , Llandudno pier , a bridge in Syria , another over the Tay in Scotland and a footbridge over the Tees at Barnard Castle . |
| 2 | Since the abolition of exchange controls in the UK in October 1979 it has been possible for residents of the UK to hold foreign currency on account if they so wish . |
| 3 | Since December 1981 it has been possible for non-US residents to hold euro-dollar deposits and obtain euro-dollar loans from international banking facilities within the USA . |
| 4 | Until 1925 it had been possible for Communists to be represented in all sections of the Labour Party but at the liverpool Conference it was decided to exclude them from membership . |
| 5 | Since 1983 it has been compulsory for car drivers and front seat passengers of all ages to wear seat belts or use child safety restraints . |
| 6 | Secondly , during the 1980s it has been common for firms to make ‘ underwriting losses ’ . |
| 7 | Since the introduction of the Financial Services Act in 1988 it has been compulsory for financial advisers and salesmen to base their advice upon a clients ' current ability to pay future as well as present requirements . |