Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [adj] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus a verdict at an inquest of natural causes aggravated by lack of care has been available for many years . |
| 2 | Abroad , the idea of Freeports has been current for many years . |
| 3 | The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome . |
| 4 | My experience has been that for many people there is not all that difference between bringing ‘ God ’ in and touching wood . |
| 5 | Rings of this style are known as ‘ betrothal ’ rings and the design of the clasped hands has been popular for many centuries . |
| 6 | At the summit of Pico do Arieiro ( 1,818m ) there is a snack bar which has been open for many years , and a pousada recently opened . |
| 7 | The latter probably included correspondence with Colonel Filipović in Belgrade , who has been active for many years in agitating for firmer action |
| 8 | Riddel 's Warehouse , Ann Street , ( 1867 ) : blighted by proximity to police station , has been empty for many years . |
| 9 | The warehouse has been empty for many years , but holding repairs have meant at least that water penetration to the fabric is reduced . |
| 10 | There are , however , two longstanding situations on Southern Sandstone where payment of an admission fee has been customary for many years . |
| 11 | 9.18–26 ; Luke 8.40–56 ) he heals a woman who has been unclean for many years because of a flow of blood . |
| 12 | Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right . |