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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'had been since' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has been in existence or has been happening since a certain point in time. For example, "She had been living in this town since she was a child."
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This was done and had been since the 16th minute.
The box was empty, and had been since 1989.
"I don't know how long it had been since we scored," Keller said.
The conversation turned to how long it had been since each of them had had sex.
Eighty per cent, which was about what it had been since the eighteen-thirties.
U.S.-Soviet relations were the chilliest they had been since the height of the Cold War.
This fell to $58.35 in April 2010, the lowest it had been since December 2005.
Almost all the wines came from Mr. Taylor's cellar, where they had been since release.
The central problem was, as it always had been since 1948, Berlin.
She had formerly been a mere mortal, but had been since raised to the rank of a marine goddess.
Star power was as strong as it had been since Thalberg's heyday.
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