Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been advanced for some time by both the Liberal party and the Electoral Reform Society . |
| 2 | They had been provided for many years by the YWCA , and other urban based and normally middle class-run charitable societies dispensing relief and assistance . |
| 3 | Its bid to become a polytechnic has been supported for many years by Conservative Members from Derbyshire . |
| 4 | Concern had been voiced for some time by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) as to the restrictive practices maintained by the Stock Exchange : |
| 5 | 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 . |