Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] been [prep] many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know that that is not entirely agreeable to some of my hon. Friends and to some Opposition Members , but that is the fact of life — and has been for many years . |
| 2 | She keeps busy with local activities and has been for many years editor of her church magazine . |
| 3 | The powerful states of the time normally were empires , and had been for many centuries , though a few shadowy forerunners of the nation state could be seen by 1500 . |
| 4 | These limitation terms were incorporated in all contracts between seedsmen and farmers and had been for many years . |
| 5 | Now remember I am the leader of a party that has been in the front line against his violence for twenty years , and have been at many risks , as have been members of my party , but when I say that that dialogue is the best hope they 've seen for peace for twenty years . |
| 6 | Erm , please , appalling and have been for many years and er the whole of the road needs to be done . |
| 7 | The place anciently belonged to the Fauconbergs , but has been for many generations the seat of the Bethells . |
| 8 | The Faroe Islands are self-governing , but have been for many years a colony of Denmark , and still rely on the government of the old mother country for international representation . |
| 9 | Many are extremely tense , not only since the infarct , but have been for many years , and it is possible that the inward tension that they suffer has been a contributory factor to their disease . |