Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Confirmation classes have been televised for the first time in Estonia . |
| 32 | Piano keys made with synthetic resins or polymer fibres eventually become slippery with sweat from the pianist 's fingers after been played for a long time . |
| 33 | ‘ These events are occurring now because human rights have been violated for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 34 | The hon. Gentleman will be able to tell his constituents , as I do mine , that domestic users and other small users of electricity are protected for the first time , as a result of the Government 's initiative , by price controls against unjustified price increases . |
| 35 | It had been known for a long time that histamine was responsible for producing many allergies and the first antihistamine drug was produced in France in 1937 . |
| 36 | Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury . |
| 37 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 38 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |
| 39 | It has been known for a long time , and has led to the more modern practice called ‘ foliar feeding ’ , in which the purpose is not so much to correct deficiencies , but to encourage a boost in performance , yield and so on by spraying major element solutions on to the leaves in the same way . |
| 40 | It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can . |
| 41 | As I 've mentioned already in the context of metaphors of memory , the phenomenon of ‘ animal electricity ’ and its relation to neural activity had been known for a long time — at least since Galvani 's demonstration in Bologna in the 1790s that electrical pulses caused a frog 's legs to twitch . |
| 42 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 43 | This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia . |
| 44 | The value of printing a linear document from a database has been appreciated for a long time . |
| 45 | A PLAN to build executive-style houses in an upmarket suburb of Middlesbrough has been refused for the second time . |
| 46 | Among other privations , energy rationing had been introduced for the first time in the capital , Havana , in mid-April . |
| 47 | Yet even though in my part Welsh has not been spoken for a long time , and indeed the natives have even forgotten the Welsh pronunciation of our Celtic place-names , it would not cross my neighbours ' minds that just living there makes me Welsh . |
| 48 | The high level of technical ability of Roman engineers , together with the well-developed commercial economy , meant that major civil engineering schemes could also be undertaken for the first time in the landscape . |
| 49 | Also , the slow course of the disease implied that any drug would have to be given for a long time in order to be effective and so would have to be particularly harmless to patients . |
| 50 | The significance of the defeat on Monday of Ken Livingstone , Brent East MP , could only be calculated for the first time yesterday when the detailed voting figures were published . |
| 51 | Eight months earlier he made an abortive attempt for the title , then held by the Frenchman Franck Nicotra , only to be stopped for the first time in his professional career . |
| 52 | The whole child , within the context of family and school could be considered for the first time , not just the offence . |
| 53 | But the results of discontinued operations will be disclosed for the first time . |
| 54 | But child benefit is to be frozen for the first time in two years . |
| 55 | One of the world 's few truly great beers was about to be brewed for the first time . |
| 56 | Historians will be occupied for a long time to come in determining the exact balance and interaction of forces — including , to mention only the more obvious , the economic disaster of the Second World War , the rise of America , and the development of nationalism — which contributed to Britain 's imperial demise . |
| 57 | Luke , she knew , would be occupied for a long time yet , drinking coffee with the other women , talking over the day , helping to cement working relationships for the future . |
| 58 | Approval from America 's Environmental Protection Agency means that Portersept , made by Courtaulds Coatings in Louisville , Kentucky , can be applied for the first time to heating , ventilation and air conditioning ( HVAC ) systems . |
| 59 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 60 | THE covert world of the SAS can today be revealed for the first time . |