Example sentences of "have been [noun] [prep] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That prison has been well governed by both governors while I have been Member of Parliament for Portsmouth , South . |
| 2 | But the years since then have been ones of decline for Yorkshire , mainly , many observers of the game believe , because of the white rose county 's obstinate refusal , until last year , to move with the times and have an overseas star player in the side . |
| 3 | In reply to the hon. Gentleman 's comment about the Government 's policy since 1985 , I should make the point that I have been Secretary of State for two and a half years of that period . |
| 4 | Every year that I have been Minister with responsibility for housing — it is now six years — the Housing Executive has suggested an amount which it hopes that the Government will give it , while knowing perfectly well that it will not get all that it asks for . |
| 5 | Fourth , there have been decreases in mortality for several major diseases , especially heart disease , stroke and respiratory disease . |
| 6 | ‘ We are spinners and weavers and have been customers of Courtaulds for 20 years . |
| 7 | I I 'm very grateful to the Secretary of State , erm is he aware that increasingly over this winter there have been examples of homes for the elderly and particularly nursing homes in the private sector without casting a valued judgement on the role of the private sector , er homes that are finding difficulty in the filling the beds because of policy that is being pursued in care in the community . |
| 8 | These houses have been homes to squattors for the past 4 years . |
| 9 | There have been people in Australia for the last 40000 years and claims for their presence there in the last interglacial have been made . |