Example sentences of "have been for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her students , she says , are well prepared for Europe , and have been for a long time . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , most buildings built for the purposes of ‘ agriculture ’ have been for a long time exempt from such planning control as can be exercised by local planning authorities . |
| 3 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | Boozy Dennett — who earns £600 a week with his dummy Chick — added : ‘ I have been for a walk to have a think and went back , but it 's getting worse . ’ |
| 5 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 6 | If two systems have been for a period of time in dynamical isolation from each other , then a measurement on the first system can produce no real change in the second . |
| 7 | Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time . |
| 9 | The S A S have operated in Northern Ireland and have been for a long time . |
| 10 | Here in Scotland I 'm old enough to get married without my parent 's permission , and have been for a year . |
| 11 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |