Example sentences of "long been [verb] by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disciplined , regular army was about to drive the gunmen from streets which had for so long been ruled by rival guerrillas exacting their own terrible day-to-day justice . |
| 2 | Green belts have been the major instrument of planning in fringe areas , having long been advocated by leading planning theorists such as Unwin and Howard . |
| 3 | Assam , in common with other north-eastern states , had long been troubled by secessionist groups . |
| 4 | It has long been argued by feminist critics that ‘ community care ’ is merely a euphemism for care by the family — which in turn means care by women . |
| 5 | It has long been argued by some accounting theorists that business accounts should also include an opportunity cost of capital in the income statement . |
| 6 | While advertising had long been favoured by British industry , public relations was hardly used until the beginning of the 1950s . |
| 7 | It is unlikely that any report in the UK would be so brutally honest , but it accurately describes our situation , except that the inadequate nature of our provision for many students has long been recognised by many educators , and only becomes important to others through economic necessity . |
| 8 | Members of the Aetherius Society — who think that Earth has long been visited by benevolent travellers from outer space — believe that Ben Macdhui houses an underground dome-shaped auditorium visited by aliens . |
| 9 | Kanamycin is included in the guidelines , but this has long been superseded by other aminoglycosides . |
| 10 | Alloys of gold and silver with baser metals have long been controlled by established standards , first for coinage and then for plate , such as the English sterling standard guaranteed by a hallmark . |
| 11 | The advantages of non-custodial penalties had long been propagated by penal reformers of a progressive liberal disposition , and had been the subject of two previous reviews by the Advisory Council on the Treatment of Offenders . |
| 12 | Indeed , lady 's slipper , skullcap , valerian and other herbs have long been known by Western herbalists to have such calming effects . |
| 13 | The subject of art has for too long been considered by many teachers as a frill , — there it is on the time-table , a compulsory subject ; some schools give it a period a week , some a double period , and some even more . |
| 14 | The principles underlying the poll tax had long been criticised by some sections of the party . |
| 15 | On the political campaigns for which the NUS has long been criticised by Conservative MPs , the charter suggests that associations and the union should be allowed to lobby on issues which affect students . |
| 16 | On the political campaigns for which the NUS has long been criticised by Conservative MPs , the charter suggests that associations and the union should be allowed to lobby on issues which affect students . |
| 17 | Aube wines had long been used by several Champagne houses , albeit on the quiet , and with no delimited region fixed the practice began to increase . |