Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] in [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Oman today is a relaxed and comfortable nation , it is because it has been led in 21 years from medieval seclusion to modern success . |
| 2 | The improvements to estates should have been completed in five years when the HATs will be wound up and the houses disposed of to new landlords who could be the local council , a private individual or company , a housing association or a co-operative . |
| 3 | If politicians came to the conclusion that education was too important to be left to the educators , bear in mind the massive input of public resources , education 's failure to demonstrate significant improvement of standards , poor marketing , uncertain professional leadership and the fact that every year youngsters leave school ignorant of much they might reasonably be expected to know and lacking skills that could have been acquired in 11 years of schooling . |
| 4 | ‘ No new water supplies have been developed in 20 years . ’ |
| 5 | I am sure that you will agree that there should be a debate on the Court of Appeal system now that three major cases have been overturned in two years after substantial campaigns . |