Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time . |
| 2 | This has been recognized for a long time . |
| 3 | He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time . |
| 4 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 5 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 6 | it does n't matter because all of them are as it happens fairly er new and indeed as Kevin says quite correctly , dry because they have n't been used for a long time . |
| 7 | which again has been used for a long time on animals . |
| 8 | Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show . |
| 9 | Some ore was so intermixed with gangue however , that the concentration by hand was extremely laborious and the mill must have been needed for a long time . |
| 10 | I think it 's been closed for a long time actually . |
| 11 | A CD is a negotiable bearer instrument issued by a bank which certifies that a stated sum has been deposited for a specific time period at a particular interest rate . |
| 12 | Piano keys made with synthetic resins or polymer fibres eventually become slippery with sweat from the pianist 's fingers after been played for a long time . |
| 13 | ‘ These events are occurring now because human rights have been violated for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 14 | It had been known for a long time that histamine was responsible for producing many allergies and the first antihistamine drug was produced in France in 1937 . |
| 15 | Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury . |
| 16 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 17 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |
| 18 | It has been known for a long time , and has led to the more modern practice called ‘ foliar feeding ’ , in which the purpose is not so much to correct deficiencies , but to encourage a boost in performance , yield and so on by spraying major element solutions on to the leaves in the same way . |
| 19 | It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can . |
| 20 | As I 've mentioned already in the context of metaphors of memory , the phenomenon of ‘ animal electricity ’ and its relation to neural activity had been known for a long time — at least since Galvani 's demonstration in Bologna in the 1790s that electrical pulses caused a frog 's legs to twitch . |
| 21 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 22 | This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia . |
| 23 | The value of printing a linear document from a database has been appreciated for a long time . |
| 24 | Yet even though in my part Welsh has not been spoken for a long time , and indeed the natives have even forgotten the Welsh pronunciation of our Celtic place-names , it would not cross my neighbours ' minds that just living there makes me Welsh . |
| 25 | Peter Purton , an executive member of the lesbian and gay rights campaign , said now the idea of a common age of consent had been supported for a fourth time , he hope that the leadership would finally accept the commitment and ensure it went into the manifesto . |
| 26 | Examinations with a scanning electron microscope show that cowpeas that have been stored for a long time readily lose protein when soaked , whereas samples stored without soaking do not lose protein . |
| 27 | ‘ He was not in the premier division of drugs dealers in Belfast and police have no reason to contradict his assertion that he had been involved for a short time , ’ the Crown lawyer added . |
| 28 | He had been gone for a long time . |
| 29 | This has been realized for a long time , and it is on record that John Dalton analysed the water supply for the firm of Sykes & Co. at Stockport and declared it suitable for the purpose . |
| 30 | ‘ He had n't been beaten for a long time , and was very confident so I think defeat came as a bit of a shock . |