Example sentences of "[noun] have been [vb pp] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be noted , however , that a right ear advantage has been reported for stimuli other than speech . |
| 2 | The road rises steadily from Applecross for four miles to the summit of the pass ; on level ground here a large car park has been provided for motorists who wish to halt and admire the superb view across to Skye on a clear day . |
| 3 | Funding has been obtained for lecturerships in American History and American Foreign Policy , and the establishment of further posts is planned . |
| 4 | The course has been designed for students who wish to become teachers in primary schools ( that is , to teach children in the age range 4/5–11 years ) . |
| 5 | The distinction between public and private spheres of existence has been used for centuries to exclude women from the activities through which larger social processes are effected ; it has made of them goods to be protected , the stakes for which wars are fought by men . |
| 6 | As he said , the principle that there is a privilege against self-incrimination has been recognised for centuries . |
| 7 | Generations of scholars and local historians have sought to understand the pattern of roads and tracks in England and in recent years the same enthusiasm has been shown for railways and canals . |
| 8 | The case has been adjourned for reports to be prepared . |
| 9 | A 5-year MEng degree course in Electronics has been introduced for students who demonstrate their potential eventually to occupy posts of high responsibility in industry . |
| 10 | The Conway Valley line as a result has been shut for days . |
| 11 | A similar result has been reported for mice bearing a transgene of 2.3kb of the 5' flanking sequences linked to a CAT gene ( 27 ) . |
| 12 | A VICIOUS pimp — exposed by The People — who beat up prostitutes working for his vice ring has been jailed for three-and-half-years . |
| 13 | The existence of the tape has been known for months and a copy of it was made available to a newspaper many weeks ago . |
| 14 | In April 22 traders were charged with illegal trading , and the Justice Department announced on Aug. 2 that a total of 46 traders had been indicted for futures fraud . |
| 15 | After two months , a settlement of 17 per cent was agreed , but the green light had been given for others to follow on . |
| 16 | But no new facilites have been built for children and some fear boredom will once more spawn the vandalism which blighted the original buildings . |
| 17 | Lift and drag have been calculated for tails spread to an apical angle of 120° . |
| 18 | Other books have been championed for years by obsessed option-owners , like Saul Zaentz 's doomed production of Peter Matthiesen 's At Play In The Fields Of The Lord , and Cronenberg 's Naked Lunch , the latter understanding that cult novels ca n't usually be filmed at all . |
| 19 | In cases where there have been failures to make applications to licensing courts in time for them to be heard at statutory sittings , the Court of Session has been petitioned for directions , in virtue of its nobile officium , to licensing courts to hold special sittings to deal with non-timeous applications . |
| 20 | The new class of citizens whom democracy has empowered ‘ partly because of the fairness and regularity with which the law has been enforced for generations in Great Britain , hardly perceive the risk and ruin involved in a departure from the rule of law ’ . |
| 21 | A RARE Chinese vase worth up to £100,000 has been used for years as a flowerpot . |
| 22 | It was doubtful if the equipment had been used for years . |
| 23 | The Führer 's claim that his work had been sabotaged for years , and that the German war machine could run at full stretch now that the last plot had been foiled , was seen to demonstrate that the people had long been lied to in earlier statements that time was on Germany 's side and war production increasing . |
| 24 | Reports pointed out that though the act had been passed for women 's protection , it seemed it was being used almost exclusively to punish poor women . |
| 25 | The Lakeland fells had been baked for weeks under cloudless skies ; the becks were dry and the tarns warm enough to give refreshing dips . |
| 26 | When the aircraft took off , at last , with a mere 18 missiles , no clearance had been given for overflights between Tel Aviv and Tehran . |
| 27 | The Danish Foreign Ministry announced on July 15 that a Russian diplomat had been expelled for activities incompatible with his status . |
| 28 | First , a new model of management had been introduced for managers to emulate , based on private sector practices and precepts . |
| 29 | Right at the end a glass pavilion had been built for concerts and parties , and Gran said people had come from as far away as Lancaster . |
| 30 | High crime areas have been targeted for measures aimed at tightening security at business premises and homes . |