Example sentences of "they have be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Native birds of region , from Caucasus and SW Asia , all belong to black-necked colchicus type , with rather dark and purplish plumage , lower back and rump mainly rufous , and no neck ring ; these were first introduced in W Europe and in Britain , where they have been present for at least 900 years , used to be known as the ‘ Old English ’ type . |
| 2 | And they say I ca n't remember it just happened so quick that I ca n't remember , they have been unconscious for a , it may be just a split second , it 's affected the brain , they are concussed . |
| 3 | As Kenneth Clark states in his classic study The Nude : ‘ [ Artists ] have found it easier to compose harmoniously the larger units of a woman 's torso ; they have been grateful for its smoother transitions , and above all they have discovered analogies with satisfying geometrical forms , the oval , the ellipsoid and the sphere ’ . |
| 4 | They have been vacant for three months . |
| 5 | They have been married for five years , confounding sceptics who said it would n't last because of the age difference . |
| 6 | They have been married for six years and despite years of tests and trying , have no children . |
| 7 | They have been married for two years . ’ |
| 8 | Each in his time has painted over the inheritance of his predecessor , but the Oak Leaf camps have remained because they have been necessary for each new Czar 's survival . |
| 9 | ‘ They have been working on the driving maul yet it 's not something they have been renowned for in the past . ’ |
| 10 | They have been responsible for destroying one of earth 's greatest treasures . |
| 11 | They have been responsible for the building of the Kings Reach Complex in Ramsay . |
| 12 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |
| 13 | they have been excited for a bit of money and end up with nowt , sending you letters |
| 14 | Some of them have been empty for the 20 years since they were built , others have been empty for just a few years . |