Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [been] for [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Norfolk has been for many years one of our Medau strongholds and it is for this reason that the Society decided to select this prestigious location . |
| 2 | The census has been for many years now an important instrument , among a range of such instruments , in the administration of the welfare state . |
| 3 | Indeed , the trend in the recent past has been for such experiments to get simpler and simpler ( more and more transparent ) in terms of the decision-problems given to the subjects . |
| 4 | Suppose State C has been for many years the major supplier of wheat to State A. If States A and B make an agreement that A will buy wheat from B instead of from C , this will affect C which will have to decide upon its response . |
| 5 | But see what my reward 's been for those years spent glorifying God at my craft . ’ |