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Example sentences of "it has [be] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1	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 .
2	The city this morning is relatively calm , far quieter than it has been on many days in recent months .
3	( Everyone is someone 's cousin in Bala , and a great help it has been on several occasions . )
4	Will discussion of reform then be remitted , as it has been on several occasions from 1916 onwards , to a Speaker 's Conference ?
5	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 .
6	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 .
7	This needs materials scientists , whose contribution is likely to be as decisive for biosensor research as it has been for mainstream biomaterials research .
8	‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said .
9	‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years .
10	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 .
11	The mute swan population stands at the highest it has been for 40 years .
12	‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years .
13	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 .