Example sentences of "[vb -s] been for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And as I said , Mrs Mary she 's the national treasurer and has been for over thirty years . |
2 | And has been for over 40 years . |
3 | But this is my dwelling place and has been for nearly four months now . |
4 | It is in the system and has been for as long as I can recall . |
5 | ‘ Sir Ralph Grunte , and has been for as long as I can remember . ’ |
6 | You see I I think er er probably one of the best erm Ministers of er of er Education that er has been for quite some considerable time and I bet you throw your hands up in horror when I say this you will totally disagree and I 'm talking here cos his name 's just slipped out of my mind . |
7 | For some time the weapons states have maintained that the peaceful trade in peaceful atoms has been for purely peaceful purposes . |
8 | In recent years the alpine trend has been for less adventurous climbing : bolted instant classics from climbers ' such as Michel Piola — safe rock routes with a savage backdrop . |
9 | But it 's been for about two month now , but it 's |