Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] in [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , their natural history does not fit with the explanation that has been repeated in textbooks for decade after decade . |
| 2 | It is also worth working out a scale of charges which can be used if an author or editor asks to buy equipment which has been used in tests for a book or for a comparative feature . |
| 3 | The plant oil closely resembles sperm-whale oil , which has been used in cosmetics for many years . |
| 4 | The evidence indicated , he said , that Bulgarian state security employees had been engaged in preparations for the assassination of Markov . |
| 5 | At the end of the five-year period , no money had been invested in projects for broadcasting except for a new medium wave transmitter in Dar es Salaam . |
| 6 | This research project would discover whether practices have been developed in courts for providing magistrates with impartial guidance , and how frequently GAL 's are appointed . |
| 7 | The same applies to pedigree dogs which have been kept in kennels for most of their lives . |
| 8 | Many strains of mice have been bred in laboratories for over 50 years and there are now several hundred inbred , congenic , recombinant inbred , outbred and mutant strains . |