Example sentences of "[verb] been [noun] for [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A former teacher , journalist and Euro-MP , Mrs Clwyd has been MP for Cynon Valley , Mid-Glamorgan , since a by-election in 1984 , when she became the first woman to represent a South Wales mining valley . |
2 | On a sale of a private company , or if there have been reorganisations for taxation purposes , it is common for the seller to require the contract to be conditional on a clearance under s.703 ( cancellation of tax advantage ) and any other applicable tax provisions . |
3 | But the main items of most concern have been grants for surface cultivation ( ploughing and rotovation ) , drainage and fertilisers , whether paid under Development Plans or as one-off capital aids ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
4 | There have been stations for service establishments , such as RAF Cranwell and Cosford Aerodrome . |
5 | There have been gains for nature conservation in that the storms have prompted a fundamental questioning of the received view . |