Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] [adv] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Completely unaccustomed to the hot , humid air — so wet and steamy that it was almost impossible to breathe properly — she 'd been deeply grateful for the air-conditioning in the apartment which — when it was working properly ! — had kept them all relatively cool . |
| 2 | Since these extremists had been principally responsible for the detailed organisation of the march it is not surprising that there were no serious plans to control it , or to ensure that it went off peacefully . |
| 3 | On Oct. 30 , on the other hand , a report by observers from the Paris-based International League of Human Rights claimed that " an extremely sophisticated method of fraud " had been partly responsible for the IDA getting twice as many National Assembly seats as the PPP with virtually the same share of the popular vote . |
| 4 | The Annual Report for 1904–5 of the STA suggests that trade had been exceptionally busy for the previous few years . |
| 5 | Knocker had been out that particular night which had been very fortunate for the seaman . |
| 6 | Since 1805 husbands had been legally responsible for the married couple 's tax affairs and any married couple 's allowance had been received by the husband . |
| 7 | Bentley had been sentenced to hang because his accomplice , Christopher Craig , despite having fired the shot that killed a policeman , had been too young for the rope . |
| 8 | That was how she 'd done it — she 'd touched them with her warm love and it had been too much for the Worm 's heart of hatred . |
| 9 | In the past the temptation to gallop across the hallowed Cowdray turf , which so many of them were not going to have the chance to play on , had been too much for the teams . |
| 10 | In the 1920s it had been relatively easy for the students to obtain good jobs : but not now . |