Example sentences of "[been] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the summer Solchaga had been in fruitless negotiations for a " pact of progress " between the government and the two main unions — the socialist General Workers ' Union ( UGT ) and the communist Workers ' Commissions ( CCOO ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | March has been in financial difficulties for some time and does n't have a sponsor for this season . |
| 4 | This question is considered for people who had been in such homes for a year or more . |
| 5 | Staff of institutions responded about 18 per cent of those who had been in residential homes for less than a year , 47 per cent of those in one for longer . |
| 6 | The profits have been in public relations for a long time but too often those in charge have refused to invest some measure of it in capital equipment that would improve client services and the daily life of their workers . |
| 7 | But yeah , it 's alright , it 's okay but not a lot 's going on , really , I have n't been in any activities for ages . |
| 8 | Well , I do n't know cos I have n't been to any meetings for months , not |
| 9 | ‘ My parents and I had n't been on good terms for some time . |
| 10 | " He 's been on three legs for a couple o' days . |