Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] been for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She will stay with the man at whose side she has been for years , Secretary of State James Baker . |
| 2 | This process directly undermined the rule of law : ‘ such transference of authority saps the foundation of that rule of law which has been for generations a leading feature of the English constitution . ’ |
| 3 | The sun 's been shining all week over Hereford : United are on a high , five goals against Colchester was the best news there 's been for years at Edgar Street . |
| 4 | He had no idea what an effort it had been for Topaz to keep up the easy flow of chatter . |
| 5 | In his pronouncements , science was no longer subordinate to theology in the way it had been for Roger Bacon , Thomas Aquinas , or Nicole Oresme . |
| 6 | That is the way he conducts his business and that is the way it has been for centuries . ’ |
| 7 | It 's just the way it 's been for years . |