Example sentences of "[pers pn] have been [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is obvious that I have been exploited for propaganda purposes in a film in which I should never have allowed myself to appear , ’ he bitterly commented afterwards . |
| 2 | I have been prepared for death for many years . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I understand you 've been recommended for business training at our school here . |
| 4 | She frequently attacked her attendants and discharged herself from institutions where she had been sent for treatment . |
| 5 | She had been treated for depression . |
| 6 | She had been meant for Tolonen — as a ‘ gift ’ to replace his murdered daughter — but Jelka 's survival had meant a change of plans . |
| 7 | She had been admitted for treatment on many occasions , he said . |
| 8 | Further to your recent interview for the above post , I am pleased to advise that you have been selected for short-list interview . |
| 9 | I refer to your recent application for the above position and am pleased to advise that you have been selected for interview . |
| 10 | I refer to your recent application for the above position and am pleased to inform you that you have been selected for interview . |
| 11 | Less ambitiously , you might ask your employer to agree to repatriate you , together with your family and possessions , free of charge , if your job ends prematurely for any reason , except perhaps if you have been dismissed for misconduct . |
| 12 | ‘ Karim , you have been cast for authenticity and not for experience . ’ |
| 13 | With only two exceptions you all did very well in your qualifying examinations and I am very proud of the school 's results , but , I am sorry , only twelve of you have been accepted for Form 1 . ’ |
| 14 | It is perfectly in order to ask for a copy of the annual report , the balance sheet and any other promotional material as soon as you have been called for interview , or even beforehand . |
| 15 | ‘ We have been punished for schoolboy errors in defence and we can not afford similar slips against Hartlepool . |
| 16 | That as they 've been made redundant , as they 've been victimized for trade union activity possibly , we then as a union decide that they can not stand for office ? |
| 17 | TUBE passenger Jonathan Zito was stabbed to death in front of his brother just after they had been reunited for Christmas . |
| 18 | Items generated internally would be recorded once they had been authorised for issue . |
| 19 | They had been accepted for admission before the onset of dementia ( most sheltered housing associations would not accept a new tenant who was already showing evidence of dementia ) , but with increasing age in the sheltered housing population cases are likely to occur more frequently . |
| 20 | Bruce 's forces were defeated first in Methven wood by the English , and then beside Loch Tay by Comyn 's uncle , the Lord of Lorn The king 's sister and the Countess of Buchan who had crowned him were dragged out of sanctuary where they had been sent for safety , and exhibited in cages hanging from castle walls at Roxburgh and Berwick . |
| 21 | In November 1286 Robert of Everingham , hereditary warden of Sherwood Forest , and ten others were released on bail from prison in Nottingham , to which they had been committed for venison offences . |
| 22 | Alan Carr , Aberconwy 's chief executive , said : ‘ Do n't go back until they have been checked for safety by the public utilities . ’ |
| 23 | Where the Crown Court is dealing with an offender for offences for which he has been committed for sentence under Criminal Justice Act 1967. s.56 , whether they are summary or either way , the Court must observe the limitations which would apply in the magistrates ' court to the sentence for those offences . |
| 24 | It has been written for use on microcomputers with the IBM PC or PS/2 style keyboards , including the RM Nimbus and the Amstrad PC . |
| 25 | It has been exchanged for Spitfire XVI SL542 , currently in store at RAF St Athan . |
| 26 | In the long term it is intended to operate over the Athenry-Tuam section as soon as it has been cleared for service trains . |
| 27 | We ca n't hurt her — humiliate her like this when she 's expecting to marry him in just a few weeks , even if it has been arranged for family reasons , and not for love . |
| 28 | It has been reported for example that the UK has been identified as the main European culprit as far as sulphur emissions and the killing of Norway and Sweden 's lakes is concerned , yet the UK 's sulphur emissions have been in decline since 1970 while acidification has not . |
| 29 | Known for its skill and aggressiveness in dealing with its enemies it has been used for hunting from an early date in history . |
| 30 | Only about one quarter claim that it has been used for INSET purposes in their schools and even fewer claim that its use has resulted in any changes . |