Example sentences of "have been [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I remember right , first home matches have been similar for a few years now . |
| 2 | Thick weathering mantles will only form in regions of minimal local relief where rates of erosion have been low for a prolonged period . |
| 3 | Rural groups have been vulnerable for a long time . |
| 4 | The trend towards equality of attainment is especially marked in schools that have been comprehensive for a long time . |
| 5 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 6 | May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on what he has done at Maastricht in limiting the powers of the Commission , about which my constituents have been concerned for a long time ? |
| 7 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |
| 8 | If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome . |
| 9 | At the very least , the discipline of being involved in some form of training will help counteract the feeling of lethargy that creeps over many people who have been unemployed for a long while — a characteristic which is very counterproductive in an interview . |
| 10 | To summarize : if you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long period : |
| 11 | I think I have been dead for a long time now . |
| 12 | I have been dead for a long time and by day I circle the huge air above the hills and by night I sleep in the quiet rock , as quiet as the rock , and the little worms mean consolation as they eat me . |