Example sentences of "[adv] have been [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a performance can only have been intended for entertainment in a programme of venationes and gladiatorial combats . |
| 2 | Subject to planning permission , it could sensibly have been used for development and perhaps for a number of other purposes … |
| 3 | No data are available to show how long fluid persists in severe cases that would normally have been listed for surgery . |
| 4 | Matches againts Battyburn and Villa away have been scheduled for Sky . |
| 5 | Perhaps the most famous incumbent of Stanton Lacy is poor Robert Foulkes , who was one of the very few clergymen ever to have been executed for murder . |
| 6 | We found that although up to 11 ( 17% ) patients admitted with liver disease to a district general hospital over a three year period might reasonably have been considered for liver transplantation , only three ( 5% ) were actually referred . |
| 7 | The recently written Piano Concerto in C , K.503 , may also have been intended for performance there , but none is recorded . |
| 8 | RIGHT : One of the most interesting buildings at Beards Mill is this early 19th century wool store , which may also have been used for weaving . |
| 9 | A man charged with murdering his wife more than twenty years ago has been committed for trial . |
| 10 | When the officer said , ‘ You will be charged with sedition , over and above the mobbing , but in certain circumstances that might not be pressed , ’ Cameron distressed himself by making a small , indefinite sound which could well have been taken for agreement . |
| 11 | The World Championships of 1952 and 1953 were run on Formula Two rules , but race results etc have been included for record purposes . |
| 12 | His tone had changed and now held an inflexion that could almost have been mistaken for tenderness . |
| 13 | Furthermore , gradation could equally lead to heavier sentences than might otherwise have been given for conduct which comes within the higher categories , although this could be regulated by appeal courts and sentencing guidelines . |
| 14 | There is a strong tradition that it is bad luck to disturb a standing stone or stone circle and fear of retribution has undoubtedly helped preserve many that might otherwise have been removed for building stone , gateposts and the like . |