Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] [adj] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has thus been customary for dung and bedding to be rotted for up to a year in a midden ( or field heap ) before spreading on the land . |
| 2 | It seems therefore that implanted metal despite a potential to induce fibrosis or inflammation , has not been responsible for malignancy . |
| 3 | Is it not also a fact that , because industries in the north and north-west and other such places have increasingly been taken over by industries based in the south , the north has always been last for investment and first for cuts ? |
| 4 | From time to time I have had vivid dreams in which the Majestic has again been open for business , the glass cases full of photographs , lit up , with posters advertising wonderful movies covering the outside walls . |
| 5 | This signalled the arrival of the half of the school that had NOT been early for assembly , who tried to enter the sports hall at the same time as the half that had just been thrown out tried to exit . |
| 6 | Observers from the US National Democratic Institute said that there had been " serious problems " , that voter registration was incomplete , that registers had not been open for inspection , and that Biya had been allocated 142 minutes of coverage on the state-owned television service between Oct. 7 and polling day , while the six opposition candidates shared only 12 minutes . |
| 7 | It had n't been difficult for Bill to accede to his wife 's nagging to give the girl a break . |
| 8 | All young people falling into that category but over the age of 18 who have not been available for YT because of disability , ill health , pregnancy , a custodial sentence , remand or language difficulty are entitled to an offer of a suitable YT programme and to receive such training . |