Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [been] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While teleconferencing has for long been the province of very large organisations , codec development together with the digitising of telephone networks and the emergence of ISDNs , will bring teleconferencing within reach of a mass market . |
| 2 | It has for long been the task of the Secretary of State for the Home Department either in the exercise of the prerogative of mercy or more recently on a statutory basis to determine in the case of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment , how much of that sentence should be served . |
| 3 | To start with there was in the late nineteenth century the growth of America and Germany as industrial powers , having a comparative advantage in the production of commodities such as iron , steel and chemicals which had until then been the preserve of the UK . |
| 4 | Producing such material has until recently been the preserve of highly skilled individuals using methods which effectively date back to Caxton and Gutenberg . |
| 5 | The polytechnic developments had at least been the outcome of clear-cut decisions , however weakly the intentions were defined and followed through with sustained resources . |