Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] been around " in BNC.
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| 1 | Electronics is a universal tool that has been around for a while and which can be used to control electrical circuits — not a common art form . |
| 2 | Er it 's partly using some questions that 've been around for a very long time but there 're some subtle variations and some new ones added in , okay ? |
| 3 | If you 're going to use this by by rewarding specific desired behaviour you need to have a look at a reward list and there 's a whole range of potential rewards that 've been around . |
| 4 | He was like an old car that had been around in the neighbourhood for a long time , loaned out among your friends , used and passed on , so that when it got to you in your time , you knew what you were getting . |
| 5 | Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years . |
| 6 | Computer Users of Europe ( CUE ) , a user group that 's been around for some time on an informal basis , has gone official : it has drafted a constitution and has a steering committee working on making it formal . |
| 7 | I mean surely that is a subject that 's been around for a hundred years ? |
| 8 | As veteran commentator George Melly remarked : ‘ The trad boom was both unexpected and untypical ; its heroes were far older than the norm and had been around for much longer ; the emphasis was instrumental rather than vocal ; the sexual aspect was almost non-existent . ’ |
| 9 | Armies are the main conventional weapon and have been around for over five millennia in various forms . |
| 10 | Even if the assumptions are unwitting or unconscious and have been around as long as the scenery , they are still potent . |