Example sentences of "and [vb -s] been for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know that that is not entirely agreeable to some of my hon. Friends and to some Opposition Members , but that is the fact of life — and has been for many years . |
| 2 | She keeps busy with local activities and has been for many years editor of her church magazine . |
| 3 | There is indeed , and has been for some years , discussion on the political level as to whether , and to what extent , public transport , particularly in capital cities , should be regarded , and financed , as a social service , out of taxation whether national or local . |
| 4 | Nine tenths of the Leicester ring road is finished and has been for some years . |
| 5 | ‘ Miss Kenton ’ is properly speaking ‘ Mrs Benn and has been for twenty years . |