Example sentences of "been [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't been to work for two nights . |
| 2 | Their response has been to aim for legislative repeal or reform . |
| 3 | The main thrust of the council 's efforts had been to lobby for new housing , improve neighbourhood services and strengthen neighbourhood rapport . |
| 4 | The British position had been to press for intergovernmental co-operation on foreign , security and judicial matters ( outside the European Community as such ) and to emphasise the deepening of the democracy of the national parliaments of the Member States rather than of the European Parliament itself . |
| 5 | Their main response has been to campaign for fairer representation of women among psychologists . |
| 6 | My plan had been to climb for hundreds of beautiful feet on one of Lakeland 's fine mountain crags with one of Lakeland 's fine mountain climbers , but it did n't happen . |
| 7 | Recent pension fund scandals have shown how right Labour has been to call for stronger legal protection . |