Example sentences of "[been] [prep] several [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car has been through several variations of engine size , but now like an ageing but still beautiful dowager , repeated facelifts can no longer wholly hide the ravages of time and progress . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said . |
| 3 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years . |
| 4 | The drug AZT , an inhibitor of DNA synthesis , has been for several years the only treatment for those with symptoms of overt AIDS . |
| 5 | When the incident had been over several minutes , Robert appeared , flustered because Lionel was not yet ready . |
| 6 | Beryl Davies has been to several meetings of the Shropshire A. S. M. group . |
| 7 | It 's been on several days recently . |
| 8 | ( Everyone is someone 's cousin in Bala , and a great help it has been on several occasions . ) |
| 9 | Will discussion of reform then be remitted , as it has been on several occasions from 1916 onwards , to a Speaker 's Conference ? |