Example sentences of "it [verb] been for [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Although annual rail investment , at more than £1bn , is currently higher than it has been for three decades , that results from decisions taken two to three years ago .
2 The mute swan population stands at the highest it has been for 40 years .
3 ‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years .
4 The luncheon table was laid as it had been for 50 Christmases , with a pyramid of polished John Standish apples from Somerset in the middle , flanked by Christmas roses and trails of ivy .
5 I mean the new areas of course for us er and I still count the medical practices as a new area although it 's been for four years
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