Example sentences of "has been [adv] for many " in BNC.
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1 | I can not take the credit for inventing this — it has been around for many years . |
2 | How this name originated I have no idea , but I do know that it has been around for many generations for a jingle about this name has come down from the 19th century and it went : " Old Cribb , Young Cribb and Young Cribbs Son , if it had n't a been for Old Cribb there would n't have been none " . |
3 | THE problems of keeping walls in mortuary and undertakers ' premises clean and hygienic , while still keeping them attractive for the staff , is one which has been around for many years . |
4 | A landmark on the Waxholme/Withernsea road is the old Black Mill , and has been so for many generations . |
5 | It is made from M. spicata , but there are many other mints with various distinct aromas and flavours — garden mint is the most commonly used and has been so for many centuries . |