Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [be] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am his girlfriend and have been for sometime , ’ she said last night . |
| 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 | For instance , the single person 's National Insurance retirement pension in 1990 is worth 26 per cent more than unemployment benefit , whereas back in 1972 they were paid at the same rate and had been for most of the period since 1948 . |
| 6 | A recent divorce petition cited the fact that just about every wall , fitment and piece of furniture in the home was in a half-dismantled or half-done state and had been for years . |
| 7 | Erm the certification of the flight control system is the critical path item and has been for some considerable time . |
| 8 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 9 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 10 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 11 | And as I said , Mrs Mary she 's the national treasurer and has been for over thirty years . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Hopkins 's sister is a widow and has been for many a year , ’ the fellow replied . |
| 14 | It is in the system and has been for as long as I can recall . |
| 15 | As for people in Leeds being sick of the Manc hype , people in Manchester are sick of the Manc hype and have been for as long as people from Leeds have been tramping across the moors in their flares and Kickers to buy ‘ God created Manchester ’ tops and to dance at the Haçienda . |
| 16 | No , the fact remains that malaria is on the increase and has been for a number of years now . |