Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He called a meeting of senior Cabinet members and energy ministers in an attempt to get agreement on the proposed white paper on energy , which has been delayed for more than two months . |
| 2 | ( In fact it is Grade II starred because it has been inhabited for more than 1,000 years . ) |
| 3 | What hostility did not do was deflect him from his purpose , so that by the time the regime fell in 1870 Paris had been altered for ever and bore the mark of Napoleon III . |
| 4 | I waited ; a pick-up had been arranged for 5.30pm and I was certain it would not fail me . |
| 5 | With the disposal of the eight Lilley subsidiaries now completed , Price Waterhouse reported that employment has been secured for more than 70 per cent of the Lilley Group 's 2,800 employees . |
| 6 | At least , something which has not been seen for more than 20 years . |
| 7 | Of course , aspects of social life have been measured for almost as long as history . |
| 8 | The hut had been cared for inside as well as out and it was being used . |
| 9 | With only a few more bribing days left before the general election and in view of the fact that the House has been televised for more than two years , will the Prime Minister tell us whether he is prepared to take part in televised debates during the general election campaign with the Leader of the Opposition — yes or no ? |
| 10 | Had he worked part-time as a traffic clerk or been employed for less than two years by Humberside Heavy Haulage , Peter would not have been entitled to a redundancy payment . |
| 11 | It had been driven for more than thirty miles before being dumped in Chisledon near Swindon . |
| 12 | Approximately 360 weeks of training have been provided for more than 7,000 students . |
| 13 | There was no evidence as to what the Perots ' attitude would have been if they had been asked for more than $2.5m. for Caliban . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , in case I seem to be just er avoiding the question , er I would have to say that this has been asked for before and we have resisted time and again , that 's the history of the matter , on the grounds that what these parents are really asking for is baptism and it 's our opportunity to er , to speak in these terms er and it 's a gold golden opportunity if they actually come to us . |
| 15 | Each morning temple drummers beat a tattoo to mark the passing of another stage in a year-long ritual that has been followed for more than a thousand years . |
| 16 | The largest chunk of the increase over SSA is spent on funding school meals in Derbyshire because the price has not been increased for more than 10 years . |
| 17 | They have been united for more than 350 years , for much of which time Russians have perceived Ukrainians as ethnically identical to themselves . |
| 18 | The ‘ Peak Panther ’ has been sighted for more than ten years , with several reports of a big black cat in and around New Mills . |
| 19 | This time she had been sent for urgently because Nigel had taken a turn for the worse — in fact , had nearly died after his peritonitis operation . |
| 20 | Yet in the outcome the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , with over 300 amendments to the original Bill having been debated for more than sixty hours in the Commons Standing Committee , suffered the fate of those that went before and came after . |
| 21 | It should be remembered that the position is different in a shop , whether self-service or otherwise , where ownership does not pass to the alleged thief the buyer , until the goods have been paid for even if the buyer obtains possession before payment . |
| 22 | A surrender value may not be available if premiums have been paid for less than two years . |
| 23 | Labour 's trade and industry spokesman , Mr Gordon Brown , who claimed at the weekend to have uncovered a further £10 million in sweeteners above the £38 million disclosed last week , continued yesterday to press the Prime Minister for details of the tax benefits offered to BAe , and to explain why Parliament has been deceived for more than 16 months about the true cost of the sale . |
| 24 | At the end of December 1980 , the returns to the Committee on Jail Reform indicated that almost 7,000 ( 8 per cent ) of the 92,000 undertrials had been in gaol for over one year , and 2,500 of these had been held for more than two years . |
| 25 | All stock that has been held for more than twenty months at the balance sheet date will be written down to scrap value with reference to independently verifiable third party documentation ; |
| 26 | Many had been held for more than 15 years . |
| 27 | The justice ministry said yesterday , however , that because they had been held for more than two years without trial , they were released . |