Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] been for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I show him how much I 've written here , how good a place it has been for me . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years . |
| 3 | He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter . |
| 4 | That 's the way it had been for longer than she could remember . |
| 5 | In his pronouncements , science was no longer subordinate to theology in the way it had been for Roger Bacon , Thomas Aquinas , or Nicole Oresme . |
| 6 | That is the way he conducts his business and that is the way it has been for centuries . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said . |
| 8 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years . |
| 9 | It 's just the way it 's been for years . |
| 10 | Last time it had been for a length of dress material . |