Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [been] [vb pp] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After two months , a settlement of 17 per cent was agreed , but the green light had been given for others to follow on . |
| 2 | It was doubtful if the equipment had been used for years . |
| 3 | The Führer 's claim that his work had been sabotaged for years , and that the German war machine could run at full stretch now that the last plot had been foiled , was seen to demonstrate that the people had long been lied to in earlier statements that time was on Germany 's side and war production increasing . |
| 4 | Reports pointed out that though the act had been passed for women 's protection , it seemed it was being used almost exclusively to punish poor women . |
| 5 | When the aircraft took off , at last , with a mere 18 missiles , no clearance had been given for overflights between Tel Aviv and Tehran . |
| 6 | The Danish Foreign Ministry announced on July 15 that a Russian diplomat had been expelled for activities incompatible with his status . |
| 7 | First , a new model of management had been introduced for managers to emulate , based on private sector practices and precepts . |
| 8 | Right at the end a glass pavilion had been built for concerts and parties , and Gran said people had come from as far away as Lancaster . |
| 9 | Prayer Services at the Chaplaincy had been arranged for Mondays , Tuesdays and Thursdays . |
| 10 | Other Western diplomats , local journalists and most political analysts claimed , however , that the coup had been rumoured for weeks and had a level of sophistication far greater than that expected from mostly illiterate soldiers in the ranks . |
| 11 | It had long been a controversial issue and its approval had been delayed for years because of worries about the environmental consequences and the cost of the project . |
| 12 | Even her departure had been delayed for weeks for want of the funds necessary to fit out her ship and escort . |
| 13 | His flat had been closed for weeks and the fridge was empty . |
| 14 | The city had been besieged for months but at last a breach had been forced in one of the walls . |
| 15 | Where there was evidence to show that such a decision had been taken for reasons of national security , this would be accepted to ‘ preclude judicial investigation of [ the ] particular … grievance ’ . |
| 16 | The broken stag had been known for years . |
| 17 | The clock had been removed for repairs and only a small hook remained in the wall . |
| 18 | No date had been set for pesticides to meet the MACs in Severn Trent . |
| 19 | Treatment had been given for periods ranging from two weeks to over 10 years . |
| 20 | His views were endorsed by Coun David Walsh , committee chairman , who said he first thought the Marton hotel had been chosen for barristers coming off the Parkway . |
| 21 | The authorities are said to have realised that too little time had been allowed for vehicles to be updated . |
| 22 | The sense of being part of a general flux had been lost for years . |