Example sentences of "[verb] been for century " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is the way he conducts his business and that is the way it has been for centuries . ’ |
| 2 | So it has been for centuries , yet the multi-petalled bloom of modern times , epitomized by the modern Hybrid Tea rose ( or , as it is abbreviated , H.T. ) and probably most people 's mental image of all that a rose is and should be , is a product of modern hybridizing and cross-breeding that did not exist even as recently as medieval times . |
| 3 | Architectural influence here is not notable since timber has been for centuries the traditional building material . |
| 4 | Now it was empty as it could n't have been for centuries , left to the tide and the sea birds . |
| 5 | They used computers instead of quill pens , but the outcome of their labours was still the same as it had been for centuries — trade , the buying and selling of things that other people made . |
| 6 | At least until 1917 , and to some extent even until 1945 , Europe was the decisive arena of world power , as it had been for centuries . |
| 7 | In 1817 England was still , as it had been for centuries , an agricultural nation , only 20 per cent of the population living in towns . |
| 8 | In the eighteenth century the possession of land was still , as it had been for centuries , the only firm basis of influence and power . |