Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , he set about gathering the Wordsworths into the Quantock fold , hastening a visit which must in any case have been intended for the near future . |
| 2 | Conversation with Alexei had been limited for the past day to standard matters of duty , and since he had not been able to think of anything which he could say to change his son 's attitude , he had allowed himself to accept that the state of affairs which existed between them was likely to be permanent . |
| 3 | Sumisho Electronics Corp is is to distribute the parallel database servers from Bracknell , Berkshire-based White Cross Systems Ltd in Japan : three orders worth £750,000 have been placed for the 9010 Deskside Server — two for customers , one for Sumisho 's own Tokyo office . |
| 4 | A decent man doing a difficult job with players who are light years away from being the world 's best , he has been treated for the last week like a cross between a child molester and a Nazi war criminal . |
| 5 | Timetables have not yet been adjusted for the higher performance of the Class 158s and the journey time to London remains at about 5 hours . |
| 6 | A 7 day tour to Poland , open to CIT members , spouses , and colleagues has been arranged for the first week of July , boasting a programme , both transport orientated and cultural . |
| 7 | Gorbachev , speaking at the closing ceremony , acknowledged that there were basic disagreements between the two sides , but thought the meeting had created ‘ opportunities for progress ’ ; Reagan thought that ‘ useful preliminary results ’ had been achieved , and hoped that further progress would be achieved at the meeting that had been arranged for the following year . |
| 8 | Initially , she had been ostracised in some quarters , and on several occasions when she had arranged a soiree , rival parties had been arranged for the same night . |
| 9 | The following CAA Safety Evenings have been arranged for the coming months : |
| 10 | There , temporary accommodation had been arranged for the rescued sect personnel in the local church hall and community centre , and for the captured heavies in the town jailhouse . |
| 11 | A total of eight candidates had originally been registered for the presidential contest [ see pp. 38768-69 ] , but one , Joseph Estrada , had later decided to withdraw his candidature in favour of contesting the vice-presidency . |
| 12 | A new method has been developed for the current project which attempts to provide a much simplified morphological system with little increase in the storage requirements and remove the errors permitted by the affix-stripping methods . |
| 13 | Since we carried out these studies , much more sophisticated computational programs have been developed for the social sciences . |
| 14 | As my hon. Friend rightly said , the construction of the 08 , the fourth boat , is currently under way and authorities have been given for the long lead items . |
| 15 | The prizewinner was presented with a cup , which had been given for the first time in 1987 . |
| 16 | Now pressures are such that consent has finally been given for the southern by-pass , a scheme first proposed in 1916 . |
| 17 | Most of the figures that have been given for the projected growth of the presentation graphics market in this country , and Europe as a whole , seem to be based on the assumption that there will be a significant change towards the use of 35mm slides . |
| 18 | Several reasons have been given for the rapid growth of the professions . |
| 19 | Many explanations have been given for the careful measurements and statistical information so frequent in Wordsworth 's early poetry , for example : but surely even this may ultimately go back to a desire to placate the scientific and Lockean tradition . |
| 20 | That incident so many years ago when she had been punished for the supposed loss of the ring was etched indelibly in her mind . |
| 21 | This once German land , which under Polish rule sank into misery and neglect , has been conquered for the German people by sword and plow . |
| 22 | Awards chairman Alan Peaford told the audience at Torquay that 1,266 entries , the second highest so far , had been received for the 1992 contest , from every continent except Antarctica . |
| 23 | Seven orders have been received for the new jet which will have a 3,600-mile range . |
| 24 | Following your memorandum of 5 August 1993 regarding the above retaining wall , the structure has been checked for the common modes of failure and appears to perform satisfactorily . |
| 25 | The new items adopt a structured problem-based approach to the many different marital difficulties that people face , and information on the cultural and religious framework , which may affect options open to ethnic minority clients , has been included for the first time . |
| 26 | Separate points values have also been included for the various Engineers School weapons carried by the War Wagon crew and described as part of the War Wagon rules . |
| 27 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 28 | Anfield 's £2.2 million star has been dropped for the televised Boxing Day clash with Oldham and his turbulent , 18-month Merseyside career looks beyond rescue . |
| 29 | The trial judge granted the possession order , holding that , although the premises had been occupied for the requisite period , there was no adverse possession here because there was an implied licence . |
| 30 | Britain usually send six or seven for the relay team but for Los Angeles the selectors decided to rely on the sprinters that had been picked for the individual events . |