Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 31 | Cheaper , mass-produced furniture may have dowel joints instead of tenons , and you may find that screws have been used for makeshift repairs in the past . |
| 32 | All foreign branches seem to have been closed for financial reasons in 1891–1892 , but Wilson , after the refloating of the union in 1894 , persisted in his international endeavours , establishing new branches in Hamburg , Rotterdam and Antwerp in the following year and an agency in New York , and accepting the logic of the shipowners ' often repeated argument that British claims to higher pay would be more convincing if foreign rates were brought up to British levels . |
| 33 | He was simply lucky , perhaps , that the land which he sold had been allocated for residential purposes in a period when a new suburban city was coming into being . |
| 34 | The foundations have been laid for sustainable growth in both output and employment . |
| 35 | A system of military service had been introduced for Turkish Muslims in Anatolia in the early days of the House of Osman . |
| 36 | He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low . |
| 37 | Three of the best young black players in South Africa have been earmarked for extensive trials in England by Paul Gascoigne 's advisor Mel Stein . |
| 38 | The Stock Exchange has been criticised for anti-competitive practices in relation to market sensitive information . |
| 39 | Even the shirts which had been left for many weeks in my laundry out-tray responded to the punishment it dished out . |
| 40 | A total of 2,500 civilians had been killed for political reasons in Colombia [ see also pp. 37484-85 ] , while in Peru hundreds had " disappeared " or had been murdered or tortured by government security forces [ see also pp. 37485-86 ] . |
| 41 | One , Sir Joseph Robinson , who had been convicted for fraudulent share-dealing in South Africa , was sufficiently so that the Chief Whip , F. E. Guest , was charged with calling on him in his suite at the Savoy Hotel and telling him that he had no alternative but to withdraw from the list even though his name had already been published . |
| 42 | • In rare instances , new-born babies have been studied for several months in a constant environment in a hospital ward . |
| 43 | Spruce , turning the pages idly , found an entry for a Monday in February 1877 : three pupils had been beaten for disorderly behaviour in church the previous Sunday . |
| 44 | The treaty had been renewed for 20 years in 1974 but the Yemeni government had indicated that it would oppose renewal in 1994 . |
| 45 | A London born terrorist has today been jailed for six months in Amsterdam on arms offences . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | Claire paddles away at buttons on telephone , scours desk for material to take to meeting ( 3.00 p.m. , the worst ) gets hung up fielding call from incandescent client wanting to know why contract has been mis-drafted for third time in succession … |