Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for [noun pl] and " in BNC.

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1 The problem in all such charity-backed schemes is that , whereas cash has been raised for buildings and equipment , somebody is going to have to fund the day-to-day running and staffing .
2 Unfortunately , only diatomic molecules are easy to study in this way , as larger molecules almost invariably fragment on excitation , but a vast amount of information has been obtained for atoms and diatomic molecules .
3 That is essentially because of the change in labour relations and the encouragement that has been given for employers and the work force to work together .
4 Although some 35pc of Carpetright is nominally for public offer , up to 10pc has been earmarked for directors and employees .
5 Because the land here is valuable most of it has been bought for shops and offices , many rebuilt in high multi-storey blocks .
6 The Colinton area has been settled for centuries and the village was a centre of the milling industry in the 18th and 19th centuries .
7 Generations of scholars and local historians have sought to understand the pattern of roads and tracks in England and in recent years the same enthusiasm has been shown for railways and canals .
8 The existence of the tape has been known for months and a copy of it was made available to a newspaper many weeks ago .
9 Nearby , alum has been worked for centuries and we could still see the remains of the old landing stage where little coasters brought brimming vats of urine from London , which was mixed with the local mineral to produce dyestuff fasteners for textiles .
10 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 .
11 My predecessor , Patrick Jenkin , had been pressed for savings and so too had his Labour predecessors , David Ennals and Barbara Castle .
12 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 .
13 No regular services had been held in it for many years , although it had been used for funerals and the occasional service , remaining open for visitors and pilgrims to Cell-y-bedd and the shrine .
14 His flat had been closed for weeks and the fridge was empty .
15 The clock had been removed for repairs and only a small hook remained in the wall .
16 A further 40 percent of young people have been registered for jobs and training at careers offices for between two and six months .
17 But no new facilites have been built for children and some fear boredom will once more spawn the vandalism which blighted the original buildings .
18 Once state pension ages have been equalised for men and women , this would become administratively more feasible , so there may well be a move in 1996 .
19 Statutory rights to management control have been created for workers and enterprises have been given autonomy to plan production .
20 Olives are grown in many Mediterranean countries , where they have been cultivated for centuries and have been an important trading crop since ancient times .
21 Filreg this is primarily a record of all file numbers which have been opened for clients and non-clients in the filing system .
22 Alcohol , opium , cannabis , and tobacco have been known for centuries and the history of each fills many books .
23 They heard fairways have been designed for beginners and medium skill players , and the public will be able to use it on a pay and play basis as well as hotel guests .
24 Five awards have been designed for operatives and five for supervisors .
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