Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] [adv] [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erin talks about the joy the mindless child brings her — well , so it may , but her love for it has been most destructive for others . |
| 2 | Our Jay has been remarkably un-rampant for years ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The deal has been very good for football , ’ he says , ‘ and I believe that television is going to be accepted as a very important tool in the game 's administration . |
| 4 | In recent years , it has been more common for songwriting members to allow the band 's non-songwriters to share in a percentage of their songwriting royalties. otherwise , the non-songwriting members of the band would be considerably poorer than the others . |
| 5 | In the case of an inflected language or one with many and various verb-forms , it has been almost impossible for teachers to adapt to the new methods . |
| 6 | ‘ Flashman 's behaviour has been too pathetic for words . ’ |
| 7 | A formal concept since 1923 , millions of American dollars have been spent on it and it has been virtually complete for years . |
| 8 | Since then , the Assistant Director in Scotland has been administratively responsible for staff in Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | It 's been very hard for years , and now , to be back here , you do n't know what it is for me . |
| 10 | And it 's been as bad for staff as inmates . |