Example sentences of "it [vb -s] been [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The government-run NORP is still in operation today , however the observation that this programme is not mentioned in much of the post-1985 literature on oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , suggests that it has been of limited value to the people of Bangladesh .
2 Sir , — It has been of great interest for me to read of small company audits in recent issues , and especially the approaches of other members .
3 At present any member of the public can consult it all day long , all year round , and there is no doubt that it has been of invaluable help not only to scholars but also to the art trade .
4 Whereas libertarian historians have devoted relatively little attention to this question , for the traditional liberal and Soviet schools it has been of vital importance .
5 So it has been with other countries of immigration — the immigrants embraced a new nationality with , if the nationalist fictions are to be believed , unseemly eagerness .
6 Before , it has been with blind faith only .
7 The city this morning is relatively calm , far quieter than it has been on many days in recent months .
8 ( Everyone is someone 's cousin in Bala , and a great help it has been on several occasions . )
9 Will discussion of reform then be remitted , as it has been on several occasions from 1916 onwards , to a Speaker 's Conference ?
10 The Heart of Wales Line is now under greater threat than it has been for many years , because of financial pressures from British Rail in general and Regional Railways in particular .
11 However , the truth of the matter is that the Scottish economy is in a better state now than it has been for many years and is continuing to thrive .
12 This needs materials scientists , whose contribution is likely to be as decisive for biosensor research as it has been for mainstream biomaterials research .
13 ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said .
14 ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years .
15 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 .
16 The mute swan population stands at the highest it has been for 40 years .
17 ‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years .
18 Where interiors have survived , it has been through benign neglect .
19 As a result , an Inservice Panel was established in June 1983 , and it has been through this body that project-related INSET development can be traced .
20 One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process .
21 Goody himself seems to suggest that ‘ restricted ’ literacy is indeed the norm in all societies except later classical Greece , thereby undermining somewhat the significance of these general applications of the term : ‘ Nowhere was the impact of literacy as radical as it has been in classical Greece .
22 For France , Bull created the Centre of ImageWorks Engineering in March , but it has been in full operation only since mid-June , says its director , Thierry Labarre .
23 It has been in accelerating decline for more than a decade , but the crunch is fast approaching .
24 Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ?
25 and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ?
26 So you feel it 's been of some benefit to you today ?
27 It 's been on several days recently .
28 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
29 It 's been in this week
30 It 's been like that dad this past fortnight .
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