Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] has be for " in BNC.

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1 She will stay with the man at whose side she has been for years , Secretary of State James Baker .
2 The speed it has is for motorway shunting .
3 This process directly undermined the rule of law : ‘ such transference of authority saps the foundation of that rule of law which has been for generations a leading feature of the English constitution . ’
4 I show him how much I 've written here , how good a place it has been for me .
5 ‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years .
6 It was a depressing and dispiriting experience , exactly as life itself has been for the young unemployed , day in and day out .
7 That is the way he conducts his business and that is the way it has been for centuries . ’
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 .
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