Example sentences of "been in [adj] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
| 2 | As with Northern Tyneside as a whole , the growth in employment had been in part-time employment for women with a significant growth in part-time employment for men . |
| 3 | In the early stages many of the children had been in residential care for periods of years , had little or no contact with members of the natural family and had lost all serious hope of returning there . |
| 4 | But yeah , it 's alright , it 's okay but not a lot 's going on , really , I have n't been in any activities for ages . |
| 5 | ‘ I have n't been in this church for years . ’ |
| 6 | ALTHOUGH India 's selectors resisted the temptation to make wholesale changes after their disastrous tour of Australia , they did bring in two young batsmen who missed the trip : Ajay Jadeja , 21 , who has been in fine form for Haryana this season , and left-hander Vinod Kambli , 20 , who has already appeared in one-day internationals and made 262 for Bombay against Saurashtra recently . |
| 7 | Malcolm Cockbain , who has been in fine form for Birkenhead St Mary 's , fills the vacancy in a side to be led by Peter Mercer because of the unavailability of regular skipper Jeff Spence . |
| 8 | Bt has been in commercial production for pest control since 1957 . |