Example sentences of "[that] [verb] be [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is something that has been advocated for disadvantaged communities across Europe but rarely gets past the rhetoric stage . |
| 2 | Essentially , we deal with the recent historical context ( development ) , the common configuration of the systems ( components ) , the software that has been developed for specific uses ( tools ) and the outcome of using these tools ( applications and implications ) . |
| 3 | Opinion : ‘ … it will not be known until Sizewell B has been operating for some years whether the PWR will become the established nuclear option that has been sought for 30 years . ’ |
| 4 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 5 | Others consist mainly of equipment that has been built for particular experiments . |
| 6 | Now the Amendment that has been proposed for this and and the Noble Lord , Lord erm Amendment erm I think it 's Eleven , yes , er proposes something of this nature , but it does n't like co-option . |
| 7 | One solution that has been proposed for some words is ‘ reclaiming ’ — investing a negative word with a more positive meaning . |
| 8 | The technology that has been substituted for human lives on the widest scale is that of the microprocessor . |
| 9 | She was of course referring to the Salisbury Annual Pleasure Fair that has been held for three days commencing on the third Monday in October for the last seven hundred years . |
| 10 | Smoking is a very ancient art that has been used for hundreds of years to preserve fish and meat , preferred to salting because it does not destroy the natural flavour of the food to the same extent . |
| 11 | Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been used for other gynaecological problems . |
| 12 | I must say that the black and gold hardware that has been chosen for this guitar is excellent , too . |
| 13 | The double-axe was an everyday implement , and yet the great majority of those that survive were intended for ritual use ; some were made of very thin sheet bronze , some were very large , some were very small , some were made of lead or of soft stone . |
| 14 | This placed an unfortunate obstacle in the path of the police who might otherwise , simply on the grounds of suspicion , make a ‘ clean sweep ’ of all known criminals — a policy that had been advocated for some years by Matthew Davenport Hill , the Recorder of Birmingham — as a sure means to guarantee the safety of the streets . |
| 15 | The consultative document published in 1987 followed the principle that had been acknowledged for some time , drawing a distinction between essential items which were to remain free , and desirable but not essential items for which charges could be made , a distinction not in practice very easy to make . |
| 16 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 17 | No not really , no Could you of chosen erm where to have the house or did they have some , that had been left for that purpose ? |
| 18 | It is possible to break out of the straight-jacket by applying an idea that had been used for many years in thinking about the psychology of classification and aesthetics ( McLlelland & Clark , 1933 ; Berlyne , 1960 ) . |
| 19 | Plant subjects in the same lunchboxes that had been used for previous experiments were placed on a stand and viewed . |
| 20 | In line with this principle , she ignored the Gorbachev visit and went to the cinema to watch a film that had been banned for 20 years , since it deals with the Russian invasion of 1945 . |
| 21 | • In rodents , rhythms continue to develop in animals that have been reared for several generations in constant conditions . |
| 22 | Since they involve the same Ernst equation , it is clear that all the solution generating techniques that have been developed for stationary axisymmetric space-times in recent years can also be applied to colliding plane wave situations . |
| 23 | The ideas that have been developed for this region can be applied to most turbulent flows adjacent to a wall : for example , to turbulent channel and pipe flow ( although not , for example , to a boundary layer close to separation ) . |
| 24 | The marketplace offers a plethora of fittings that have been created for commercial kites and subsequently reach the accessory trays . |
| 25 | ‘ There were tackles going in out there that have been banned for two years , including the tackle from behind . ’ |
| 26 | Taramasalata p112 Tartare Sauce p48 Tea p36/ The most popular drink in the world , made from the dried leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis Tea , varieties of pp36–7 Teewurst pp13–14/ A smooth German sausage for spreading Teriyaki p54/ A Japanese marinade based on soya sauce The Great British Eight pp86–8/ The traditional selection of British cheeses that have been produced for many years The Soil Association p85/ The standards body controlling the marketing of officially recognised organically produced foods Tisanes p37/ Herbal drinks made from the leaves or fruits of plants such as mint , hibiscus etc . |
| 27 | After she has dressed , the female patient will be asked to wait while the various samples that have been taken for immediate microscopy are stained and examined . |
| 28 | The case ‘ will determine whether a seventh of British waterways … ( among the navigable rivers ) … will remain open … access to rivers that have been used for thousands of years could become open to challenge ’ . |
| 29 | If you 've followed the plot so far , you 'll see what I mean about the conglomeration of bits and pieces from different instruments that have been amassed for this guitar . |
| 30 | It 's quite rare to get the equipment that 's been used for this type of activity . |