Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] has be [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes .
2 It is most unlikely that either of these areas has been used for arable in the last 1500 years , and this is confirmed to some extent by field names recorded on the earliest maps ( of the early nineteenth century ) and in medieval documents .
3 The popularity of these films has been blamed for the emergence of Ninja gangs in Lusaka suburbs who wear black masks , carry home-made swords , iron bars , clubs and sticks which they use during burglaries and muggings .
4 Well the distance is equal to a hundred miles an hour , times how many hours has been travelling for ?
5 They are defined in s.12(c) as listed securities or securities in respect of which , not more than six months prior to the breach in question , information indicating the prices at which persons have dealt or were willing to deal in those securities has been published for the purpose of facilitating deals in those securities .
6 A special meeting of both sides has been called for next Tuesday to discuss the crux .
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