Example sentences of "been [adj] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It h s never been popular for breadmaking in Britain , although it is the staple diet of the cold North European plains and in the Alps . |
| 2 | Polly 's bright cotton skirt and sleeveless white broderie anglaise top had been perfect for shopping in the balmy warmth . |
| 3 | So it was that Henry Smith , who during his lifetime had been famous for avoiding any kind of malicious gossip and for his ability to reconcile opposing factions , was , after his death , at the centre of an international controversy . |
| 4 | In recent years , however , the canine colon has become a standard model for colonic motility studies and , although it displays some kinds of contractile activity not seen in man , it has been useful for investigating neuropharmacological interactions . |
| 5 | Cotton wool has always been useful for cleaning and washing babies , but it 's never been particularly convenient — until now . |
| 6 | The estate has been notorious for joyriding following last year 's troubles . |
| 7 | Since 1987–88 , the state has , for the first time , been responsible for providing stationery and textbooks , which previously parents had been expected to pay for . |
| 8 | The motif of the yoke was originally the emblem of Isabella of Castile , Mariana 's distant predecessor , who had been responsible for sending Columbus on his first transatlantic voyage in 1492 ; in other words she had been responsible for initiating the whole colonial process ( Fig. 12 ) . |
| 9 | The director of Ibercorp , Manuel de la Concha , had since 1965 been responsible for handling Rubio 's personal investments , worth some 12,000,000 ptas ( US$115,000 ) . |
| 10 | Operations geophysicist Erik Havarstein has been responsible for mobilising the seismic vessel for the survey and has spent time in Lagos ensuring the technical specification and safety standards are in place for the survey . |
| 11 | In Tasmania , however , schools have been responsible for allocating resources for some time . |
| 12 | In a letter to the Bulgarian news agency BTA , reported on July 20 , Zhivkov took responsibility for Bulgaria 's foreign and domestic policy during his period in power but denied having been responsible for allocating aid to developing countries . |
| 13 | Local professionals had not been responsible for developing a closure programme and there is evidence that rehabilitation was inadequately co-ordinated prior to renewed efforts in the latter part of the demonstration programme . |
| 14 | He spoke from his experience at Nissan where he has been responsible for developing and implementing Nissan 's philosophy and pratices and for ensuring that the business and personnel policies are totally integrated . |
| 15 | Also the division had been responsible for organizing 5 cinema meetings and a number of smaller meetings during the campaign weeks . |
| 16 | Then , perhaps in the preface , the author refers to some research assistants who have been responsible for collecting data for the study . |
| 17 | He had been responsible for looking after party affairs in Uttar Pradesh and in Maharashtra , where the Congress ( I ) government of Sharad Pawar was facing demands from four senior ministers that he be removed . |
| 18 | Over the centuries , the Superintendents who 've been responsible for looking after the garden , have each played a major part in it 's growth and development . |
| 19 | BAIE member Bernadette Mayhew , of Surrey-based Stuart Hyslop Editorial Services , who has been responsible for producing Frontline since its launch four years ago , said : ‘ We are delighted with the results of the survey . |
| 20 | Once again she heard the nurses discussing their social life and then those thoughtless comments which had been responsible for instilling such negative thoughts in her subconscious-mind . |
| 21 | Garvin himself , before he became Commandant , had been responsible for training them . |
| 22 | N F U and C LA could surely not have been oblivious of the fact that this shortage was one which farmers and landowners , in their role as councillors , had been responsible for creating . |
| 23 | The Burnham Committee , which had since the First World War been responsible for determining the salaries of teachers , now produced a unified scheme , making no formal distinction between the remuneration of teachers in Primary , secondary modern , or grammar schools . |
| 24 | The bed had been turned down , however , and he assumed the maid who had done that had also been responsible for leaving the room unsecured . |
| 25 | A Californian in Manchester Brix Smith ( platinum blonde wife of Mark E ) has been responsible for beaming a ray of pop sunshine on the dark world of pops fiery declaimers , The Fall . |
| 26 | In the 1921 election a leaflet in support of the candidature of Kerrison argued that the Labour Party had been responsible for implementing the 1918 Act , providing home helps for poor mothers and supplying free milk in necessitous cases . |
| 27 | Both the US Navy and Army had run their own intelligence departments since the early 1880s while the FBI had been in existence since 1910 and had been responsible for collating foreign intelligence . |
| 28 | They have been responsible for destroying one of earth 's greatest treasures . |
| 29 | Over the years the weather and man have been responsible for destroying parts of the forested areas and , although some re-afforestation has taken place , large areas have remained depleted for many years . |
| 30 | For example , American intelligence is believed to have been responsible for setting up Alpha 66 , the most violent and unpredictable of the Cuban , anti-C astro exile organisations . |