Example sentences of "[noun] has been [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the end of the novel Jaromil has forsworn his artist friend , who is under the ban of the regime and compelled to paint by candlelight : ‘ The whole world of his pictures has been dead for years . |
| 2 | He says some overseas players are disasters but Courtney has been great for Gloucestershire . |
| 3 | At least Rocky has been quiet for Man City . |
| 4 | This view is espoused by Myers ( 1986 ) , who believes that deforestation in the Himalaya has been responsible for flood disasters in the lower reaches of the Ganges and Brahmaputra and the higher incidence of flooding that has occurred since 1940 ; apparently flooding now affects some 10 6 ha of land as compared with 6 × 10 6 ha in the early 1950s . |
| 5 | According to the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) , the trade in rhino horn products in these countries has been responsible for deaths of some 60,000 rhinos , or 85 per cent of the total population , since 1970 . |
| 6 | On balance , I believe that Britain 's membership of the EEC has been of some benefit in terms of the home market which she has gained and will continue to gain as and when her partners honour their commitments to complete the Single Market ; however , as should be clear from the figures quoted in Chapter 5 , the assertion that EEC membership has been good for Britain is open to question . |
| 7 | The post has been vacant for months and the lack of suitable candidates puzzled officials as the job proved the starting point for such politicians as Mr Chris Patten , Mr Iain Macleod and Mr Reginald Maudling . |
| 8 | The post has been vacant for months and the lack of suitable candidates puzzled officials as the job proved the starting point for such politicians as Mr Chris Patten , Mr Iain Macleod and Mr Reginald Maudling . |
| 9 | This neglect of walking has been apparent for years . |
| 10 | Scotland has never been a stranger to drug-related violence , though our favourite drug of choice has been legal for centuries . |
| 11 | Your own life has been remarkable for tragedies , and triumphs — it would make a good movie and a good book , are either of those things planned ? |
| 12 | This summer has been bad for veg , apart from the courgette , which had special treatment . |
| 13 | ‘ The positive image has been good for business , ’ Norton says . |
| 14 | The year has been good for programme sales , particularly overseas where sales increased more than a half to £18.8m . |
| 15 | The Cabinet system has been different for Heath , Wilson and Mrs Thatcher . |
| 16 | ‘ My family has been sterile for generations . ’ |