Example sentences of "it has been [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The city this morning is relatively calm , far quieter than it has been on many days in recent months . |
| 2 | ( Everyone is someone 's cousin in Bala , and a great help it has been on several occasions . ) |
| 3 | Will discussion of reform then be remitted , as it has been on several occasions from 1916 onwards , to a Speaker 's Conference ? |
| 4 | Over three-quarters of credit users reckon that its cost has been reasonable ( see Appendix I , Table 24 ) , and less than one in ten say it has been at all unreasonable . |
| 5 | More pointedly , such analyses are concerned with measuring the effects of wage movements ; the causes have to be sought in the actual , real-world process of industrial relations — an environment as uncongenial to economists as it has been to many industrial managers . |
| 6 | We know how tough it has been for many but we are poised to move forward again , lacking only the spark of confidence with which a Conservative victory would ignite recovery . |
| 7 | The Heart of Wales Line is now under greater threat than it has been for many years , because of financial pressures from British Rail in general and Regional Railways in particular . |
| 8 | However , the truth of the matter is that the Scottish economy is in a better state now than it has been for many years and is continuing to thrive . |
| 9 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said . |
| 10 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | As a result , an Inservice Panel was established in June 1983 , and it has been through this body that project-related INSET development can be traced . |
| 14 | It has been like that all through the history of the place . |
| 15 | It has been like that , something that was n't happening to us . ’ |
| 16 | Brockbank said : ‘ It has been like that since day one , but many clubs are like that . ’ |