Example sentences of "[adv] [been] a [noun] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This region has long been a spawning ground for Croat hotheads who dream of annexing this area to Croatia . |
| 2 | Bureaucratic power has thus been a reference point for many outside observers of the Soviet Union , in particular , in their attempts to identify the distinctive nature of communist political systems ( Lane 1978 , Ch. 6 ) . |
| 3 | Rivers have always been a dumping ground for man 's unwanted waste . |
| 4 | BOYS ' Brigade football has always been a breeding ground for talent and the proof will be on parade at Seaview on Tuesday night . |
| 5 | Munich , the metropolis at the heart of Europe , has always been a meeting place for international experts and decision-makers . |
| 6 | The churchyard around it has probably been a burial place for 1000 years . |
| 7 | She has now been a ticket collector for more than 15 years and has won a radio and a newspaper award for her personality and popularity with passengers . |
| 8 | What had previously been a safety valve for German economic change now assumed the aspect of a threat to an already shaken German identity and sense of purpose in the world . |