Example sentences of "have been [verb] for this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although an adjoining area of ground had been purchased for this purpose , it was never developed as a burial ground and its virgin state allowed the Ekarro Housing Co-operative to complement the conversion of All Saints and St Barnabas with a new building , in the style of the surrounding villas , accommodating further flats for co-operative members ( Plate 26 ) . |
| 32 | We 've been looking for this car as part of a murder investigation . |
| 33 | That 's correct , and that the further down , I mean it says that er there is a er it says that the reason you 've had been the reason you 've been sent for this treatment is because of er a particular condition you 've got . |
| 34 | All except , I can see , you know when they 've been asking for this money ? |
| 35 | I 've been waiting for this day all week . |
| 36 | I just said , goodness , I said we 've been waiting for this parcel since before Christmas and he says oh have you duck . |
| 37 | I 've been waiting for this chance since the days of the Witch of Endor . |
| 38 | I 've been waiting for this moment all week . |
| 39 | In New York , visitors to the Studio Museum have been prepared for this recasting of Lam by a retrospective of his works on paper at the Americas Society , which travels to Barcelona 's Fundacio ‘ La Caixa ’ on 21 January . |
| 40 | Saving the best fruit until last , our most enthusiastic comments have been reserved for this yacht 's performance under sail . |
| 41 | Four pellet samples have been analysed for this species , two from England and one each from Wales and Scotland ( see Table 2.4 and the Appendix ) . |
| 42 | Dogs , in particular , have been trained for this work — an extension of their natural instincts to protect the pack . |
| 43 | ‘ You have been selected for this commission because of your exceptional technical skills , and your great artistic ability . |
| 44 | The previous half-year figures have been adjusted for this change in presentation . |
| 45 | The ideas that have been developed for this region can be applied to most turbulent flows adjacent to a wall : for example , to turbulent channel and pipe flow ( although not , for example , to a boundary layer close to separation ) . |
| 46 | In addition , a number of works from the Statens Museum for Kunst , Copenhagen have been added for this showing . |
| 47 | If you 've followed the plot so far , you 'll see what I mean about the conglomeration of bits and pieces from different instruments that have been amassed for this guitar . |
| 48 | We , the readers of the narrative , have been waiting for this moment ever since the concluding words of the book of Numbers : ‘ These are the commandments and the ordinances which the Lord commanded by Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho . ’ |
| 49 | People have been murdered for this job and no one gives a shit . |
| 50 | Some Home Corners have even extended onto split levels or two floors , where raised areas have been used for this purpose . |
| 51 | In fact there are six , including the background colour , which means that six colours have been used for this design . |
| 52 | Various reasons have been offered for this decline , but the most likely explanation is that the general conditions of recession in Britain have been exacerbated by other factors peculiar to the recording industry . |
| 53 | In addition , there has been some growth in part-time courses leading to CNAA master 's degrees and to date twelve centres have been approved for this purpose , offering courses to about 350 students . |
| 54 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper , Drouot chairman Joel-Marie Millon said : ‘ We have been asking for this measure for years . |
| 55 | ‘ We have been asking for this specialist help at the Memorial hospital for a long time now , but there has been no movement from the health authority over this matter . ’ |
| 56 | You will see that several large pads have been trimmed for this reason on our working example layout for the UV Exposure Timer . |
| 57 | It 's quite rare to get the equipment that 's been used for this type of activity . |