Example sentences of "have [been] [adj] for [det] [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | The standard gauge ( SK840 ) and Chunky ( SK890 ) models have been available for some time . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said . |
| 8 | ‘ The fact is , Mr Stevens , all the Chinamen in this house have been dirty for some time ! |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | A third of its beds have been empty for several years . |
| 13 | Local people there have been worried for some time about safety factors which affect the tunnel . |
| 14 | Rents linked to the tenant 's turnover have been common for many years , particularly in mining leases . |
| 15 | Does the Minister recognise that those of us who are friends of Kenya have been concerned for some time that that country has been slipping from the flagship position of good and open government in Africa ? |
| 16 | This is particularly true for those with multiple symptoms who have been ill for many years . |
| 17 | The research project will investigate these evolving patterns in a life course context to describe the experiences of different groups over time , and to attempt to explain the factors which have been responsible for these changes . |
| 18 | If you have been sedentary for some time and are not used to physical exertion , then you should begin slowly , walking for no more than 20 minutes every other day , at a pace which stretches you but does not overtire you . |
| 19 | The fact is , sir , that I have been alone for several years now . |
| 20 | We have been aware for some years that the relational model and relational database systems have not been able to represent some real-world concepts and activities , and there have been many papers and conferences devoted to the study of extensions and refinements to the original model of Codd ( 1970 ) . |
| 21 | Vanity basins have been popular for some years now , especially in larger bathrooms . |