Example sentences of "have been [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Rumours of cutbacks at the factory have been rife for some time .
2 Data base systems have been available for many years and were developed to make efficient use of secondary storage devices in large computer installations .
3 Although safe and effective vaccines have been available for 10 years , only around 40 per cent of healthcare workers in Europe are vaccinated .
4 Anglo-Saxon archaeology has n't come to a crisis point as did prehistoric studies in the early 1960s ; rather it is gradually slipping into new directions with the establishment of a generation of archaeologists more aware that alternative approaches exist to be tried and which have been available for 20 years .
5 Synthetic brushes have been available for some time and seemed to be the ideal solution , but in the past brushes could be too soft to control well , or too hard to be fully responsive , limiting paint delivery and with little spring , performing as a poor cousin to natural hair and bristle .
6 The standard gauge ( SK840 ) and Chunky ( SK890 ) models have been available for some time .
7 ACT ! , developed by Contact Software , is both the US 's and the UK 's best selling contact software package , and PC and network variants tailored to the UK have been available for some time .
8 William and Kate have been married for nine years and known each other for sixteen .
9 They have been married for five years , confounding sceptics who said it would n't last because of the age difference .
10 They have been married for six years and despite years of tests and trying , have no children .
11 I HAVE been married for 26 years to a wife I have loved since I was 20 .
12 They have been married for two years . ’
13 We have been married for eighteen years .
14 I am 30 , have been married for 10 years and have two children .
15 Jim and his wife Jan have been married for 18 years and the baby came as something of a surprise .
16 Now Daph and I have been married for 30 years .
17 As for myself — Bob and I have been married for forty-six years , and spent most of our married life on and around Manchester , where he was ( eventually ) Market Research Manager in an engineering firm , and I practised social work when not fully engaged with the 2 children .
18 Now I have been married for ten years .
19 Counillor and Mrs Woodhead have been married for 39 years .
20 They have been vacant for three months .
21 Although we have been playing teams which have been going through crap periods , I think this has worked against us as all the opposition players and fans etc have been desperate for some sort of result .
22 ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said .
23 It is difficult to plan far enough ahead for a quarterly magazine , but we have been quarterly for two years now and still manage a Calendar in most editions so please , members and secretaries … help the editor to make your magazine an interesting and informative read for the Institute .
24 ‘ The fact is , Mr Stevens , all the Chinamen in this house have been dirty for some time !
25 You have been good for two minutes .
26 For this reason I have been convinced for some months that interest rates are too high and that they should start to be reduced at once .
27 If you are concerned that you might have been exposed to sources of infection , especially if you have been unwell for some time , you can discuss your concerns with your family doctor or antenatal clinic .
28 In addition to the traditional vented system , it is now permissible to have an unvented hot water storage system , which does away with the cold water cistern altogether and has other advantages ( see page 58 for details ) ; sealed central heating systems ( which do away with the feed-and-expansion cistern ) have been legal for some time .
29 If you are excluded from SSP once a PIW has been formed ( i.e. you have been sick for 4 days in a row ) the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) , Regional Secretary 's Department , will send you an ‘ exclusion form ’ SSP1(E) .
30 Each of the bedrooms has been designed with its own balcony or terrace equipped with garden chairs , and the walls have been sound-proofed for added privacy .
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