Example sentences of "been around for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pension funds have been around for a century or more , but their modern form was set in 1950 when Charles Wilson , then president of General Motors , set up a fund for his workers . |
| 2 | Lowe ball-nuts have been around for a while and they are one of the best devices of this sort that I have used so far . |
| 3 | Another argument is that advertising has only been around for a while , so how can that be the reason for all our hang-ups , but that 's not true either . |
| 4 | Electronics is a universal tool that has been around for a while and which can be used to control electrical circuits — not a common art form . |
| 5 | How come the Europeans accept musicians who 've been around for a while , but we British just pour scorn on them as has-beens ? |
| 6 | 3D spreadsheets have been around for a while , but have tended to be rather cumbersome to use . |
| 7 | ORIGINALLY ON the German Rough Mix label and now sensibly picked up by Sheffield 's Warp label , this one 's been around for a while now and has been described as potentially the next Gat Decor . |
| 8 | The current version is 9.0 version 99 , so it 's been around for a while ! |
| 9 | Just such a product has been introduced into the UK , although it has been around for a while in the US , under the generic name InteSoft . |
| 10 | ‘ Those who have been around for a while and waited on an international chance tend to appreciate it all the more when one arrives , ’ he said . |
| 11 | So , eager to help , she went over to him , he had been around for a while but he was strange so nobody really spoke to him . |
| 12 | the idea of making a boat like this has been around for a lkong time . |
| 13 | The Ox has been around for a couple of months , but the new host of the Tips Clinic is Dr Butcher . |
| 14 | Now , I 've been around for a lot of years and I know a bad girl when I see one . |