Example sentences of "'s [be] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Well considering nothing 's been done for fifty year I suppose really |
2 | ‘ It seems that the establishment thinking is that if it 's been done for 175 years , it must be all right . |
3 | It 's been engaged for ten minutes at least . |
4 | ‘ What 's been accepted for 2,000 years should not be changed now . ’ |
5 | It 's been known for some time that dioxins are created when chlorine is used to make paper white , but in many situations it 's been difficult to find substitutes . |
6 | The Lockerbie enquiry 's been suspended for two days after a solicitor representing families of American victims , died in a car crash . |
7 | ‘ Perhaps it 's been buried for ten years , ’ she whispered to herself . |
8 | And also , back in their team is erm Michael Lee who 's been banned for some years now , and he 's raring to go and erm I think they 're all coming down to prove a few points . |
9 | No such luck I 'm afraid for a car swindler who 's been gaoled for two years after he was caught boarding the same holiday flight as his victim . |
10 | There had been a shop in Street I which is still there but it 's been used for other things now . |
11 | It 's quite rare to get the equipment that 's been used for this type of activity . |
12 | But if you 're like me moving to a , a house that 's been established for some years you 'll probably find there 's only a minimum of power points because let's face it over the years the use of electrical apparatus have become more and more has n't it ? |