Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] been [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We 've just been overcharged for this sandwich .
2 they , they 've always been known for marvellous skin have n't they , the erm
3 ‘ I 've certainly been criticised for that .
4 I 've never been forgiven for that . ’
5 To protect privacy , phone numbers have only been included for those governing bodies which have an office .
6 As a result of some 40 sub-projects involving all the Member States ( and often several groups within each one ) , databases of topography , soils , water resources and quality , biotopes , atmospheric emissions , climate , soil erosion and administrative boundaries have been built up for the whole Community and can be interrelated ; other data sets ( such as land cover , derived from satellite imagery ) have already been compiled for some of the Member States .
7 Sale terms are still being thrashed out with the buyers but heads of agreement have already been signed for all three .
8 But the American plan promotes only steps that have already been taken for other reasons .
9 If it has a Solex carb then this is probably worn out as they have not been fitted for many years .
10 In answer to the second part of my hon. Friend 's question about population planning assistance to the former Soviet Union , although we have not been asked for such help , last week I agreed that £2 million-worth of medical aid should be spent in the republics of the former Soviet Union .
11 Cereals for human consumption have not been ground for some years .
12 WORKERS at Monktonhall Colliery , who have not been paid for seven weeks , are to receive financial assistance from Lothian Regional Council to fund an independent study into the pit 's viability .
13 Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time .
14 Microprocessors have not been used for this work up to now and the first-ever system for a PWR is currently being installed by the French at their new power station at Paluel .
15 The memory of the heroism and sterling qualities of Rodrigo del Bivar have thus been enshrined for all time ; his statue stands today in the main square of Burgos , staring out forever across the lands he fought so long to transform .
16 ‘ I have always been prepared for that .
17 Mexicans have always been known for heavy drinking because traditional forms of alcohol are cheap , peasants often making their own , and this is a classic way of forgetting the drudgery of poverty .
18 The differential is even greater when pedestrian fatalities are singled out for analysis ; and significant class discrepancies have also been observed for specific types of non-fatal accident , such as burns and scalds .
19 Intermittent series based on 50 year averages have also been calculated for another 50 items , and a large number of individual valuations for items which occur only rarely have also been collected .
20 The team have also been called for 11 holding penalties in the last two games .
21 Tenders have also been called for 7,500 hp Co-Co two-voltage Railfreight locomotives capable of operating on both sides of the Channel , and BREL ( 1988 ) Ltd has already submitted initial designs .
22 Blind and deaf people have also been recruited for certain jobs in central government , and a number of state governments have reserved a percentage of jobs for the disabled .
23 Well over 5,000 units of quota have now been entered for that sale , date to be specified later , but almost certainly in April .
24 To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many secondary schools in the London borough of Hillingdon have now been approved for grant-maintained status and how many applications are still outstanding .
25 Eight schools in Hillingdon have now been approved for grant-maintained status .
26 Barbara Allsopp and her husband Alan have n't been seen for three days .
27 Most of his staff are currently on strike because they have n't been paid for two months , so Soliz is going personally to open the new group and give the first lesson .
28 The makeshift team of veteran professionals and apprentices have n't been paid for three months and the club must find a quarter of a million pounds to guarantee survival .
29 The players have n't been paid for three months , so who in their right mind wants to rescue them ?
30 The 12 cider apple trees in the orchard at Lower House Farm , Yarpole near Leominster have n't been picked for 5 years .
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