Example sentences of "years [verb] been in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normal fluorescent tubes are familiar enough , but the main development in recent years has been in compact fluorescent lamps , which take the place of normal light bulbs . |
| 2 | The ‘ ship ’ is therefore dwarfed by the size of the ocean which is post-school education and training ; moreover it is an ocean which over the last ten or so years has been in unprecedented turmoil culminating in the hurricane represented by the 1988 Education Reform Act . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , governments have come to accept the extravagant version as a taboo , and , like many such myths , its influence over the years has been in inverse proportion to its constitutional validity . |
| 4 | The most significant growth area for Blackwells ' Art & Poster Shop in the last few years has been in calendars . |
| 5 | In this case the defendant for many years had been in possession of some artificial ornamental lakes formed by damming up a natural stream . |
| 6 | I notice that the steepest price rises in past years have been in pubs tied to the national brewers . |