Example sentences of "have [been] [vb pp] to [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The desire to outshine others provoked extravagance , such as that shown by a Marquise who wrote to a friend : ‘ I have been invited to Compiègne for a week so I have sold a mill ! ’ |
| 2 | Seven Egyptian terrorists have been sentenced to death for their part in the murder of a British nurse . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I know a few Romanies have been sent to prison for poaching — but so have a great many gorgios . |
| 4 | Major grants have been given to churches for their townscape value as well as for their intrinsic architectural importance . |
| 5 | MS-DOS and Windows requesters supporting TCP/IP networks have been added to InterBase for third parties and developers interested in SQL access to InterBase . |
| 6 | Flights from Gatwick to Lanzarote have been reduced to £99 for departures on December 3 , 10 and 17 . |
| 7 | This shortcoming can be explained in part by the alleged deficiencies of the respective approaches ( social administrators have been criticized for their less than rigorous historical investigations ( Thane , 1992 ) whilst historians have been taken to task for their reluctance to engage in broad theoretical debate ) . |
| 8 | It is believed that these clothes have been taken to Malta for comparison with items purchased there which were found in the suitcase containing the bomb . |
| 9 | Er , I understand there was problem because of the computer breakdown which caused a certain record to be lost but then I discover that there is no copy of man manual copy of orders sent to the contractors for repairs kept so that having lost the computer record the council do not know what lights have been reported to contractor for repair and then find out the basic clients |
| 10 | In 1989 , there were over 1000 long-term unemployed people on the Programme : this figure was planned to rise to 2000 in 1990 and over 3000 in 1991. 10 million have been allocated to JTP for 1990–1 ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Chapter 17 , Paras 44–5 ) . |
| 11 | FM118 's remains are the property of the Nanton Lancaster Society , but have been offered to Bernie for restoration . |