Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [been] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | hold a position of responsibility within the industry and have been in such a post for at least two years |
| 2 | The conduct had also to be intended to provoke a breach of the peace or to have been of such a nature as to have been likely to have occasioned such a breach . |
| 3 | For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’ |
| 4 | For instance , the single person 's National Insurance retirement pension in 1990 is worth 26 per cent more than unemployment benefit , whereas back in 1972 they were paid at the same rate and had been for most of the period since 1948 . |
| 5 | Erm the certification of the flight control system is the critical path item and has been for some considerable time . |
| 6 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 7 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 8 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 9 | ‘ Hopkins 's sister is a widow and has been for many a year , ’ the fellow replied . |
| 10 | He was their paying guest and had been since that afternoon seven years ago when he had tracked Rachel Gebler down to her home in this seaside suburb close to the famous swimming beaches . |