Example sentences of "it [verb] been [prep] [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , Yadin Dudai in Jerusalem , amongst others , has exploited the behavioural and biochemical possibilities opened up by mutations amongst fruit flies ; for him and some other neurobiologists Drosophila has become as popular as it has been for most of this century for geneticists . |
| 2 | They are that the public expect Britain to be defended and want Labour to be what it has been for most of its history — a party prepared to provide resources commensurate with defending this country . |
| 3 | Brockbank said : ‘ It has been like that since day one , but many clubs are like that . ’ |
| 4 | We talked about the possibility of his death , we talked about the possibility of him being permanently brain damaged , we talked about the happiness they had enjoyed together and how important it had been to both of them to find each other . |
| 5 | Oh Ven , she wanted to cry — it had been like that for him too ! |
| 6 | It had been like this after the barbecue , she recalled . |
| 7 | I think it 's level , I think the , the benefit just stays the same cos the , the cost has n't increased it 's been like that for oh she 's been paying round about twelve pounds a month now for as long as I can remember . |
| 8 | It 's been like this over a number of issues ever since the children were small , but it 's got worse since they 've been teenagers . |