Example sentences of "[adj] than [pers pn] 've been [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of Britain 's rivers are now cleaner than they 've been for years . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm happier than I 've been for years , ’ she said quietly . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The improvement and the form suggests it 's the best Welsh pack since the Triple Crown in 1988 , so yes I 'm more optimistic than I 've been for some time ’ , said the 43-year-old ‘ Panther ’ , who is now a schoolmaster in Swansea . |
| 5 | But if China really is now backing peace and free elections , the signs are more hopeful than they 've been for a decade . |