Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though since to find an alternative word was n't going to alter matters at all by the look of it , Fabia began to wonder if perhaps Vendelin Gajdusek was coming back from Prague today to keep his appointment but had been delayed for some reason or another . |
| 2 | This method has been taught for many years and I do not think that pilots who have learned to do it this way need bother to change . |
| 3 | On being asked about the condition of the front door and windows , he admitted they had n't been painted for many years and that the door had more or less reached the end of its life , and showed it . |
| 4 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 5 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 6 | As is traditional , the trophies which were won throughout the year had been saved for this occasion and presented to their recipients after dinner . |
| 7 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 8 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 9 | Also in the field of biogeography world maps of plant formations had been utilized for many years and had indeed been adopted as the basis for some climatic classification by attempting to fit the classification to the plant distribution . |
| 10 | Mr Bell said : ‘ My programme has been set for many weeks and every day is tied up . ’ |
| 11 | The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor . |
| 12 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 13 | In later letters to Hanns , John mentioned that ‘ we have quite a lot of black tarlatan , so if you could use it in your designs , do so ’ , as about £1 had been allowed for each costume and the tarlatan was free . |
| 14 | TYPE , PFND The Module type has not been specified for this module or is not S , F or M. Please specify a valid module type , S for a SOURCE module , F for a FOREIGN module , or M for a PMODEL module . |
| 15 | Boarding out ( or fostering ) has been practised for many years and the Curtis Committee on the care of children strongly urged that this should be the first choice in finding substitute homes . |
| 16 | ‘ But the win over Wimbledon means that our hopes have been extended for another week and we are still in the ball game . |
| 17 | Rift systems have been studied for many decades but have received renewed attention since the early 1970s because of their association with crustal upwarps and their role in continental rupture . |
| 18 | A seminar has been planned for this autumn and the Drouot Foundation has invited the Pavlovsk Museum to show its collection in Paris . |
| 19 | Parents and professionals will welcome the amendment to the 1981 Education Act which comes into force at once , to the effect that parents have the right of appeal where statements have been rewritten for any reason and must be informed in writing of this right . |
| 20 | If a claim is initially received under item 5 and weekly benefits have been paid for some time and the initial medical prognosis was poor , close attention should be paid to the possibility of a capital benefits claim being made . |
| 21 | People have been murdered for this job and no one gives a shit . |
| 22 | It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy . |
| 23 | ‘ I asked him how he had been chosen for this honour and he told me ‘ I was pushed ’ ’ . |