Example sentences of "have [been] a [noun] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 Alexanders , the jewellers , have been a Rolex concessionaire for over forty years now enabling us to offer you a service that we firmly believe is second to none .
2 I have been a machine knitter for about 20 years and I still remember those early garments which I expected my family to wear .
3 Although residential and day-care staff have been a priority target for training in many departments , the vast majority are untrained , except for the offices in charge .
4 ‘ I have been a consumer researcher for so long that I am Consumer Correspondent always on the look-out for a new subject to investigate . ’
5 We have been a nation state for a very long time .
6 To both the Chinese and the Japanese , carp have been a food source for centuries .
7 Brentford have been a bogey team for both our sides this season .
8 The Bidston Dock cranes have been a Birkenhead landmark for many years .
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