Example sentences of "has been [adv] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No single measure of public expenditure has met with universal agreement , and even when one has been widely used for some time , it can be subject to change for a variety of reasons . |
| 2 | The pharmacology of clozapine has been closely scrutinized for some time because of the drug 's atypical effects . |
| 3 | Both Holywood and Instonians use the Olympia synthetic pitch as home venues , which threw up the possibility of the games being played back-to-back on April 24 — but the Centre has been already booked for that date for a Celtic boys football tournament . |
| 4 | This catalogue raisonné has been keenly awaited for several years ; work began before the artist 's death in 1988 , aged eighty-six . |
| 5 | Mongolia has been desperately looking for some . |
| 6 | This rediscovery has come through historical exhibitions held recently at New York 's DIA Center for the Arts ( 1988–89 ) , Claude Berri 's RENN Espace d'Art Contemporain in Paris ( 1991–92 ) and at the Hallen für Neue Kunst , Schaffhausen , where Ryman 's art has been prominently featured for several years and a fresh installation opens shortly ( 2 May-31 October ) . |
| 7 | The advent of commercial and domestic freezing equipment means that what we eat is no longer limited by the time of year — although whether you consider the flavour of food which has been deep frozen for any length of time to be as good is another matter . |
| 8 | The ETC has been successfully established for several years and is very well equipped to provide all travel needs at the most competitive prices . |
| 9 | This has been specifically granted for this weekend . |
| 10 | To make life easier the work has been specially designed for those running the business . |
| 11 | Because of this , the tobacco industry has been legally obliged for some years now to print health warnings on packets . |