Example sentences of "[adv] been [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David you allowed to hit him now , he 's only been one for thrty-eight years . |
| 2 | Surely she 'd only been asleep for five minutes at the very most ? |
| 3 | I 've only been operational for four months and yet already people are beginning to seek me out . |
| 4 | They had all been dead for several days . |
| 5 | Interest rates had already been low for twenty years when the turnpike mania began in 1750 and remained low after it ended in 1772 . |
| 6 | The Consorzio Venezia Nuova has already been active for some time in redesigning the network of channels in the lagoon , consolidating the barene ( patches of mud flat just above the surface of the water ) and other similar measures . |
| 7 | However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ? |
| 8 | Right , I think it 's always been time-tabled for two hours though |
| 9 | They have also been responsible for many symposia and meetings for specialists in the field of venereology . |
| 10 | The single dog , who has probably been bored for many years , suddenly has a new playmate , who like himself , sleeps most of the time , but will enjoy a game for short periods . |
| 11 | Human interference has often been responsible for such introductions . |
| 12 | The state 's involvement offers crucial protection , since failure to accept a coin or tampering with it in some way , like making a forgery , then is regarded as a crime against the state , and serious penalties including execution have frequently been normal for such activities . |
| 13 | Russia in 1917 had indeed been ripe for socialist revolution ; Lenin had applied the science of society with brilliant precision ; and under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism the party had provided unfailing leadership of the working masses from that day to this . |
| 14 | The military authorities in Baku moved against the Azerbaijan Popular Front on Jan. 24 , arresting 43 leading members and raiding the offices of the National Defence Council , a radical group allied to the Front which had allegedly been responsible for co-ordinating arms supplies to Azerbaijani militants . |
| 15 | In many rural areas it has therefore been usual for local farm workers to work on the land ‘ man and boy ’ . |