Example sentences of "people who have been [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Developed by a team of ex-Digital Research programmers , mainly people who had been responsible for the GEM environment , it was taken on by Xerox who , much to everyone 's amazement , managed to market the product worldwide . |
| 2 | At the very least , the discipline of being involved in some form of training will help counteract the feeling of lethargy that creeps over many people who have been unemployed for a long while — a characteristic which is very counterproductive in an interview . |
| 3 | Roger : Yes , in the ES , East Kent will be running a pilot of people who have been unemployed for more than two years . |
| 4 | That 's why we have put in place the most varied , comprehensive programme ever to help people who have been unemployed for six months or more . ’ |
| 5 | Employers who take on people who have been unemployed for longer than either two years or four years , depending on the pilot area , will be paid a subsidy related to average benefits . |
| 6 | We encounter people who have been dead for years , or improbably have conversations with film stars or royalty . |