Example sentences of "[vb base] been [verb] for [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the land has been used for squatter settlements for refugees from the fighting in Mozambique , while other parts have been cleared for banana plantations . |
| 2 | Accordingly differences of up to 500 m in the estimates have been ignored for interpretation purposes . |
| 3 | Some students , particularly those from the Indian subcontinent who have been selected for Commonwealth Scholarships , are capable of performing very well at higher degree level , and then returning to an academic career in their own countries . |
| 4 | Quite recently , the European Parliament have been calling for oil ships which do not meet E E C standards to be expelled from community waters . |
| 5 | ‘ We have been punished for schoolboy errors in defence and we can not afford similar slips against Hartlepool . |
| 6 | Special provisions have been made for death-bed marriages , marriages at home for the housebound , marriages in prisons , hospitals and places of residential care for disabled people , and for the celebration of the marriages of members of the naval , military , and air forces and their daughters in chapels licensed by the Admiralty Board or by a Secretary of State . |
| 7 | ‘ It is obvious that I have been exploited for propaganda purposes in a film in which I should never have allowed myself to appear , ’ he bitterly commented afterwards . |
| 8 | Exemptions have been sought for EC standards concerning drinking and bathing water , whilst privatisation is implemented . |
| 9 | No prices have been set for client implementations . |
| 10 | In particular LCC has been regarded as suitable for the classification of large general libraries , specifically those that have been established for research purposes . |
| 11 | Once again deaf people proved a good risk , as is shown by the 1933 Annual Report , which records that " during the past two years over fifty deaf men have been insured for motoring risks . |
| 12 | Calculations using this minimum sedimentation rate , and taking an average lamina thickness of 100 micrometres , suggests at least annual deposition of mats , although more than one mat layer may have been deposited from a single mat forming event ( concentrations of up to 4.4m -3 have been reported for Rhizosolenia mats ) . |
| 13 | The World Championships of 1952 and 1953 were run on Formula Two rules , but race results etc have been included for record purposes . |
| 14 | This , the Institute stresses , remains a core requirement , but in recognition of the difficulties of separating accounting from auditing experience in many assignments , the two functions have been linked for qualification purposes . |
| 15 | The pay-offs have been estimated for market penetrations of 10 per cent and 2 per cent . |
| 16 | The pay-offs have been estimated for market penetrations of 10 per cent and 2 per cent . |
| 17 | ROCKETING power prices have been blamed for job losses at a Cheshire chemical firm . |
| 18 | During that time BP has held a small interest in offshore block 8 and has been designated operator for onshore Cabinda Central block , where operations have been suspended for security reasons . |
| 19 | We revealed that monkeys from Longleat and Woburn safari parks have been sold for laboratory experiments . |
| 20 | Since the final stretch through Oxfordshire opened nearly three years ago motoring organisations and the police have been campaigning for service areas to be built so that drivers can take a break . |
| 21 | The hive-up of the business will be a transfer of a going concern for VAT purposes provided , in the case of reversionary interests in property and property used for the purposes of the business , the procedure in para 5 VAT ( Special Provisions ) Order 1992 is adhered to ( see 5.1.3 above ) ; alternatively , if Newco and Target have been grouped for VAT purposes under s29 VAT Act 1983 , the hive-up of the business will be treated as neither a supply of goods nor of services . |