Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | Road pricing , which involves charging drivers directly for their use of the road network , has been advocated for several years as a means of reducing congestion and environmental impact . |
| 2 | Replacement of the undilatably strictured lower oesophagus by a short segment of left hemicolon has been practised for several decades . |
| 3 | The award for best British film went to The Crying Game , which , along with Howards End , has been nominated for several Oscars . |
| 4 | Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into transplantable cells has been proposed for several conditions , but treatment of immunodeficiency caused by adenosine deaminase ( ADA ) deficiency appears imminent . |
| 5 | A similar effect of DNJ on integrin mediated cell adhesion to collagens has been described for several myoblast cell lines . |
| 6 | ‘ At the alleged places of detention , ’ Mr Ahtisaari said , ‘ the facilities were found to have been stripped of all valuable material and not to have been inhabited for several weeks at least . ’ |
| 7 | The report lists ‘ many faults ’ inherent in the way the railway had been run for several years . |
| 8 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 9 | The most recent outstanding event in Jim 's distinguished career was the publication of his definitive catalogue of the collections of Christ Church , Oxford , on which he had been engaged for several years , coinciding with the opening of the new galleries to contain them . |
| 10 | One EC official said yesterday that the problem of fraud involving the Vatican had been understood for several years , and that attempts were being made to stamp it out . |
| 11 | The plenum had been delayed for several months , allegedly because of divisions over economic policy between the central and provincial authorities . |
| 12 | The museum had been closed for several months because of a leaking roof . |
| 13 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |
| 14 | • In rodents , rhythms continue to develop in animals that have been reared for several generations in constant conditions . |
| 15 | • In rare instances , new-born babies have been studied for several months in a constant environment in a hospital ward . |
| 16 | The ancient Chinese believed that the electrical energy of the body flowed in specific channels known as the acupuncture meridians , and charts illustrating these have been known for several thousands of years . |
| 17 | But we know very little about the animals which bore these scales and although a few articulated remains have been known for several years , they show very little anatomical detail and it is not easy to identify immediate relatives . |
| 18 | We have been told for several centuries now that every child is naturally different and it is therefore wrong to impose on one the mould which has been prepared for others unlike it . |
| 19 | These sectors have been chosen for several reasons : their services are provided for wide sections of the community ; they are major employers ; and new technology is being introduced into their central work activities . |