Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] be [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We decided to test a model that has been round for some time on the professional market , and is popular amongst tradesman working on side — the Makita 6012HDW Cordless Driver Drill . |
| 2 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 3 | Few ‘ moderate missions ’ are definite either , despite proposals that have been around for many years . |
| 4 | Computer Users of Europe ( CUE ) , a user group that 's been around for some time on an informal basis , has gone official : it has drafted a constitution and has a steering committee working on making it formal . |
| 5 | A landmark on the Waxholme/Withernsea road is the old Black Mill , and has been so for many generations . |
| 6 | It is made from M. spicata , but there are many other mints with various distinct aromas and flavours — garden mint is the most commonly used and has been so for many centuries . |
| 7 | She , it turned out , was away , and had been away for some weeks , touring the clubs in the North . |
| 8 | Nicaragua was an American obsession and a dream , a proving-ground for ideology , and had been so for more than a century . |
| 9 | Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake . |