Example sentences of "'s [been] [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 ?
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