Example sentences of "it [verb] been for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know how tough it has been for many but we are poised to move forward again , lacking only the spark of confidence with which a Conservative victory would ignite recovery . |
| 2 | The Heart of Wales Line is now under greater threat than it has been for many years , because of financial pressures from British Rail in general and Regional Railways in particular . |
| 3 | However , the truth of the matter is that the Scottish economy is in a better state now than it has been for many years and is continuing to thrive . |
| 4 | The castle walls surround the medieval town , which is still inhabited as it has been for hundreds of years . |
| 5 | This needs materials scientists , whose contribution is likely to be as decisive for biosensor research as it has been for mainstream biomaterials research . |
| 6 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years , ’ Mrs Smith said . |
| 7 | ‘ I know David and Cath were planning a normal family Christmas at home , the way it has been for several years . |
| 8 | Although annual rail investment , at more than £1bn , is currently higher than it has been for three decades , that results from decisions taken two to three years ago . |
| 9 | The mute swan population stands at the highest it has been for 40 years . |
| 10 | It 's still as pure as it has been for thousands of years . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't think this is merely habit , ’ he said , ‘ though habit it has been for twenty-five years . |
| 12 | For instance , Yadin Dudai in Jerusalem , amongst others , has exploited the behavioural and biochemical possibilities opened up by mutations amongst fruit flies ; for him and some other neurobiologists Drosophila has become as popular as it has been for most of this century for geneticists . |
| 13 | They are that the public expect Britain to be defended and want Labour to be what it has been for most of its history — a party prepared to provide resources commensurate with defending this country . |
| 14 | And in fact housing is more affordable now , than it has been for twenty five or thirty years . |
| 15 | That 's the way it had been for longer than she could remember . |
| 16 | I was mean-minded enough to wish it had been for longer . |
| 17 | But , I think it would be illusory to think that we can maintain our profits from land in ninety three at the same level as it had been for ninety one and two . |
| 18 | The luncheon table was laid as it had been for 50 Christmases , with a pyramid of polished John Standish apples from Somerset in the middle , flanked by Christmas roses and trails of ivy . |
| 19 | Greg Downs says the club is in a better position than it 's been for eight or nine years and if they can play as well as last year they 've got a good chance |
| 20 | I mean the new areas of course for us er and I still count the medical practices as a new area although it 's been for four years |