Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] it has been [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Child support will therefore not necessarily be any more reliable or regular in the future than it has been in the past .
2 This needs materials scientists , whose contribution is likely to be as decisive for biosensor research as it has been for mainstream biomaterials research .
3 In other words not to provide for a continuing level of migration as it has been in the past .
4 Benjamin 's case , though , was subtly different : for the most part family emigration seems to have been prompted at least as much by the need or the desire to leave one place as it has been by the yearning to live somewhere else .
5 When fellwalking becomes a passion as it has been for me and many others , the summits are regarded as old friends and memories are refreshed on each visit .
6 We are at present monitoring the policy as it has been in operation for approximately 18 months .
7 IN MID SEPTEMBER , 28XX class No.3822 returns to the Great Western Society from the West Somerset Railway where it has been on loan since March 19th this year .
8 The Heart of Wales Line is now under greater threat than it has been for many years , because of financial pressures from British Rail in general and Regional Railways in particular .
9 er , I must , I always claim the attendance allowance when it has been as executive , as I 've been the one member from Wiltshire attending .
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