Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [adv] [adj] for [det] " in BNC.

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1 Although this has been particularly influential for many forms of Western Marxism , it also represents a deviation from Marx 's original claim that history is the effect of material conditions rather than of human consciousness .
2 In that context , what has been particularly difficult for all of us in Scotland to deal with has been the Government 's secrecy .
3 Internal migration within Britain has been largely responsible for these trends , with the level of net immigration to the South rising from 24 000 a year in 1971/73 to 45–50 000 a year by the end of the 1970s and rising steadily since 1981 to reach 69 000 in 1985/6 ( figure 8.2 ) .
4 A pilot scale rig dedicated to the exploration and development of the silver bullet process has been fully operational for some months .
5 Wife Marguerita said : ‘ This has been very upsetting for both of us .
6 Does my hon. Friend agree that , in certain cases , it has been extremely difficult for some smaller pubs to be able to pay the amount of money that some of the brewers have been asking them to pay ?
7 The active involvement between Japan and the Western world which began in the 1850s has been so important for both that a consideration of Japan 's place in the world order is an appropriate starting point for any discussion of her recent history .
8 It 's been particularly bleak for many workers .
9 He does n't , you know , talk about all the hardships she 's had , and it 's been very difficult for all tho , he is absolutely straight but he still deals with her in love and compassion !
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