Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every game between the teams since has been a struggle for superiority and status with Dundee in the role of the local aristocrat and St Johnstone the perennial grousebeater . |
| 2 | THERE has been a call for pensions and benefits to be increased significantly to offset the effects of levying VAT on fuel . |
| 3 | There has been a call for priests around the world to declare their liaisons on Pentecost Sunday tomorrow marking the day the Holy Spirit enlightened the Church . |
| 4 | It has been roundly criticised because of the risk of cervical spinal cord injury , and there has been a plea for changes in the rules to make it safer ( Burry & Calcinai , 1988 ) . |
| 5 | My own country has been a battleground for centuries . |
| 6 | The writing has been a hobby for Vanessa for as long as she can remember but she has recently started trying to turn it to profit . |
| 7 | In the United States allergy has been a specialty for decades . |
| 8 | Spike Milligan , the ex-Goon , who has been a friend for years , is a veteran anti-blood sports campaigner . |
| 9 | In fact , it has been allowed to become progressively more ruinous , has been a shelter for cattle , and has been ignored in all of the county 's publicity material . |
| 10 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |
| 11 | In this way the programme has been a catalyst for change in the various local communities , bringing about personal development and the widening of skills at family and community level , both for Community Mothers and the parents they visit . |
| 12 | There has been a tendency for newspapers to represent both existing political parties and emergent ones . |
| 13 | There were still many family units left although in the last two decades there has been a tendency for farm sizes to increase . |
| 14 | In postwar years there has been a tendency for MPs to be even more middle-class than they were hitherto . |
| 15 | There is some evidence that committee members feel themselves less fettered by party ties in committee than on the floor of the House although there has been a tendency for party loyalty to reassert itself if the report is debated . |
| 16 | The biggest electoral upset came in Dungannon , where Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis lost his seat and Sinn Fein grabbed two extra seats on the council , which has been a model for co-operation between the two traditions . |
| 17 | The biggest upset was in Dungannon where Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis lost his seat and Sinn Fein grabbed two extra seats on the council which has been a model for co-operation between the two traditions . |
| 18 | The biggest electoral upset came in Dungannon where Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis lost his seat and Sinn Fein grabbed two extra seats on the council which has been a model for co-operation between the two traditions . |
| 19 | Historically , where there has been a demand for sport , the particulars of participants seem to lose significance . |
| 20 | The recent growth in ‘ budget bedroom ’ accommodation has been a boon for business people , families or tourists on a budget . |
| 21 | In Ashdown School , a school for young disabled people from 3 to 19 years old , the idea that the students could have a greater say in the decision-making within the school has been a topic for discussion for some time , particularly as part of drawing up the school development plan and of the staff development programme . |
| 22 | It has been a victory for teamwork . ’ |
| 23 | SIR , — Gender verification of Olympic athletes has been a matter for discussion since the first analyses were done in Mexico in 1968 . |
| 24 | The question of the appropriateness of nursery curricula in particular and other pre-school opportunities in general has been a matter for debate for a number of years ( Tizard 1974 ) . |
| 25 | Likewise , there has been a policy for people who are seen as ‘ problem families ’ ( which often includes single-parent families ) and ‘ unsatis-factory ’ tenants to be selected for these estates ( Gray , 1979 ) . |
| 26 | Instead , there has been a pressure for community homes for education for young black people who have been made the subject of care orders because of their offending . |
| 27 | ‘ The poll tax has been a disaster for Darlington , ’ said Mr Milburn . |
| 28 | Removing body hair has been a custom for centuries . |
| 29 | September has been a month for changes . |
| 30 | That 's been a disaster for people . |