Example sentences of "[vb base] be for [art] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | The S A S have operated in Northern Ireland and have been for a long time . |
| 32 | Here in Scotland I 'm old enough to get married without my parent 's permission , and have been for a year . |
| 33 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |
| 34 | Most of them , perhaps , were doctors , government servants of one degree or another ; a few were farmers ( I can think of one , still remembered ) and some were just friends , as I myself have been for the Bakgatia and , I hope , for the whole new country of Botswana . |
| 35 | There ought to be a space or an empty page or maybe even a change of typography to show that I have been for the past three and a half hours out in the streets or sitting full of thought on that gilded and trembling bridge over these lazy waters . |
| 36 | I 'm more optimistic than I have been for the past few years . ’ |
| 37 | Some of the Government 's changes have been for the better . |
| 38 | Half of all the records since 1947 have been for the period mid-February to mid-April , particularly March , with 30 per cent. , which suggests that there is a fairly regular , although small , spring movement through the county . |
| 39 | As far as is known all the records have been for the period spring to autumn . |
| 40 | Wintering birds favour coastal farmland and marshes and a high proportion of recent records have been for the Selsey peninsular , the Beachy Head area , and from Rye to the Midrips . |
| 41 | ‘ Considerable amounts are being spent on replacing them with better services , and have been for the past few years . |
| 42 | The German study spells out how catastrophic the last 15 years have been for the now emasculated British industry . |
| 43 | If it had n't have been for the policeman there would have been untold carnage . ’ |
| 44 | And would it be impolite of me to enquire exactly where you and the other officers have been for the last eight hours ? ’ |
| 45 | Obviously the standards are not satisfactory but they are the same as they have been for the last 30 years and they are of Mr Pritchard 's choosing . |
| 46 | What we need is for every single appeal stage , for the member to at least have the right to know why he or she has lost . |
| 47 | Now all we need is for The Stone Roses to resume their proper business ( which is making records ) and clear away all the current rubbish in the chart ( That would surely mean that The Stone Roses would have to release 100 singles which would all have to chart . |
| 48 | ‘ John Dyson , ’ the chairman was saying , ‘ do you , as a journalist , agree with the suggestion that what we need is for the press to take a firm moral lead and play down all news to do with race relations ? ’ |