Example sentences of "and [verb] [be] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | No , the fact remains that malaria is on the increase and has been for a number of years now . |
| 3 | Do n't because there is at present , and has been for a good many years past , almost nowhere to publish the stories you may write . |
| 4 | Her students , she says , are well prepared for Europe , and have been for a long time . |
| 5 | The S A S have operated in Northern Ireland and have been for a long time . |
| 6 | Here in Scotland I 'm old enough to get married without my parent 's permission , and have been for a year . |