Example sentences of "been [noun] for " in BNC.
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1 | There may have been reasons for this lack of positive discrimination towards the older conurbations . |
2 | The point was long in doubt , and there may have been reasons for thinking that it might not be appropriate to extend the obligation to measures adopted before a directive existed . |
3 | In the case of Larbert , there has been support for the application from the Institute of Health Services Management , the Forth Valley college of nursing and midwifery and the National Board for Nursing , Midwifery and Health Visiting . |
4 | Over here , there have been calls for the Guardian Angels to set up a chapter of Pink Angels . |
5 | There had been calls for the removal , even the court-martialling , of the general concerned , but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign . |
6 | There have been calls for legislation to give suppliers an automatic right to claim interest on overdue payments and for debt collecting procedures in the courts to be simplified . |
7 | There have been calls for his resignation , which he has ignored . |
8 | As already noted there have been calls for national statements to encourage central and local government to develop sensitive and appropriate family and child care policies , and good child care service and practice . |
9 | There have been calls for the Bank to issue more debt at the short end , to take advantage of lower short rates . |
10 | None of these possibilities is countenanced by competition policy in any of the three jurisdictions previously discussed , though there have been calls for a more protectionist approach in the US . |
11 | There had been calls for Belkheir 's resignation after the Algerian press pointed out that the " special intervention unit " charged with Boudiaf 's security came under Interior Ministry control . |
12 | This of course is a value judgement which a government is entitled to make , but it is one which some economists would argue is not fully justified by the evidence , on the basis of which there have been calls for much more stringent control . |
13 | There have also been calls for the government to reverse its post-war land drainage policy , which has severely reduced the number of wetlands that replenish underground water tables . |
14 | There have been calls for an inquiry into the problem . |
15 | As the mourners left the Church , there had been plans for a Spitfire to fly over in a final tribute . |
16 | He has been chairman for ten years of the Scottish Business School , which comprises the business studies departments of the Universities of Glasgow , Strathclyde , Edinburgh , Heriot Watt and Stirling . |
17 | He had been Chairman for less then two years in succession to Dr. Greenwood , when he collapsed and died during a Welsh Regional Rally . |
18 | The weather had been kind for Boz 's wedding but it was less so for Tom and Dolly . |
19 | I come from Holland and in Amsterdam toy robots ( especially Japanese ones and deleted ones from Holland ) have been accessories for over a year now . |
20 | The Rev Leslie Gready was led from the Friday morning service to the grounds of St Cuthbert 's Church , Darlington , where he has been vicar for the last ten years . |
21 | Heads of department from the Soviet trade union centre , the AUCCTU , are expected to visit Congress House in the New Year on a fact-finding mission , and there have been requests for training links to be built between the TUC and the Hungarian trade union body , SZOT , which has been attempting to restructure itself over the last two years . |
22 | In the Planning Basis for Kent , published in 1948 , we read under Bridges , Halling : " From time to time there have been requests for a bridge at Halling to replace a very inadequate privately owned ferry service . |
23 | These are almost always the same men , the ones who own the guns and the best-trained dogs , whose families have been hunters for years , passing their knowledge and experience down through the generations until it 's almost in the blood . |
24 | There have also been proposals for cuts in public spending . |
25 | We have also seen that for the purposes of civil liability there have been proposals for a generalised statutory scheme for exceptional risks . |
26 | Second , in the same area , again there have been proposals for a cyclists ’ crossing of the traffic island to link Bristo Place to George Square , which should also become part of the scheme . |
27 | Having been exporters for decades , Japan 's car makers are at last becoming real multinationals , with factories all over the world . |
28 | Colonel John Wilson has given the club immense service , having been President for the last 10 years immediately following 23 years as Match Secretary . |
29 | More than half the respondents , 54 per cent , said they had been readers for at least ten years and three quarters ( 76 per cent ) had been readers for five years . |
30 | More than half the respondents , 54 per cent , said they had been readers for at least ten years and three quarters ( 76 per cent ) had been readers for five years . |