Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] has [been] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She keeps busy with local activities and has been for many years editor of her church magazine . |
| 2 | But this is my dwelling place and has been for nearly four months now . |
| 3 | For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’ |
| 4 | According to Spicker , this debate is ‘ moribund and has been for years ’ . |
| 5 | These attitudes are in striking contrast to the British tradition , where party conflict is the primary institutional feature of Westminster and has been for over a century . |
| 6 | ‘ Miss Kenton ’ is properly speaking ‘ Mrs Benn and has been for twenty years . |
| 7 | Erm the certification of the flight control system is the critical path item and has been for some considerable time . |
| 8 | And as I said , Mrs Mary she 's the national treasurer and has been for over thirty years . |
| 9 | I 'm not one to do double somersaults — I 'm not that acrobatic — but he 's one of the best in the country and has been for a long time . |
| 10 | ‘ Hopkins 's sister is a widow and has been for many a year , ’ the fellow replied . |
| 11 | It is in the system and has been for as long as I can recall . |
| 12 | No , the fact remains that malaria is on the increase and has been for a number of years now . |