Example sentences of "have been [adv] [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | * This has been widely used for car windscreens and , in a much more sophisticated form , is being developed for serious engineering in America . |
| 2 | A prime example of this is a silver rams-horn presentation piece which , despite being dated 1905 ( outside the normal cut-off date of 1892 for the Fair ) , has been wholeheartedly accepted for exhibition . |
| 3 | The alternative strategy is to inform patients whether a given method of diagnosis or treatment has been properly tested for efficacy so that they can make an informed choice . |
| 4 | The questionnaire has been extensively tested for reliability and validity and is now used in a variety of situations from clinical trials to inner city surveys . |
| 5 | This tape has been carefully vetted for sensitivity of content or for material which can lead to the identification of speakers . |
| 6 | It has been traditionally hunted for food and as a source of medicinal oil , and has in recent years been accidentally captured in fishing nets . |
| 7 | This has been subsequently confirmed for mouse . |
| 8 | A method first used for lampbrush chromosomes has been subsequently adapted for visualization of cellular organelles and cytoskeletons ( 46 ) using , for example , antibodies to actin ( 46 ) , tubulin ( 41 ) , microtubule organizing centres ( 47 ) , nuclear matrix lamins ( 48 ) , clathrin and lysosomes ( 48 ) . |
| 9 | Besides its industrial uses , the metal has been readily adopted for tableware . |
| 10 | broken to use as a weapon , or a belt if it has been specially studded for use as a weapon . |
| 11 | The scale has been further developed for use with the elderly by McNab and Phillip ( 1980 ) . |
| 12 | The same line of thought has been famously expounded for economics in Milton Friedman 's essay on ‘ The Methodology of Positive Economics ’ . |
| 13 | The mill was leased in 1350 to Roger le Walker and it is likely the mill had been partially converted for fulling . |
| 14 | A spokesman for Central TV explained gravely that this particular edition had been carefully monitored for balance of beastliness . |
| 15 | Three of the drivers concerned had argued that they had been unfairly selected for redundancy because there were drivers with less service who had been retained at other quarries . |
| 16 | At the same time , the First Leisure Corporation presented the Association with a £17,000 coach which had been specially customised for use at Sussexdown . |
| 17 | These special forces were used as infantry , although the Independent Companies had been hurriedly raised for guerrilla operations , an idea fostered by Major Holland , an engineer who , by a lucky chance , was appointed head of the general staff 's research section , then known as GS(R) , in 1938 . |
| 18 | The building was one of the most closely protected in Ulster and the staff employed in it had been doubly vetted for security . |
| 19 | A practical system of colour photography had been eagerly searched for right from the beginning . |
| 20 | A practical system of colour photography had been eagerly searched for right from the beginning . |
| 21 | 612 where it was held that a defendant had been validly committed for trial by justices notwithstanding that they had previously embarked on a summary trial but decided before the summary trial was concluded that in the circumstances they should not deal with the case and should commit the defendant for trial . |
| 22 | All Citalia hotels in Florence have been carefully selected for quality and value and are all within a 15–20 minute walk of the city 's famous cathedral and the Ponte Vecchio . |
| 23 | The Tests themselves have been carefully scrutinized for balance and consistency to ensure they are reliable time and time again . |
| 24 | Few species have adapted so closely to their particular rivers as caddisflies , stoneflies , and mayflies , which , in their turn , have been cunningly imitated for bait by generations of fishermen . |
| 25 | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are a relatively new class of antidepressants that have been heavily promoted for use as first line treatment in depression . |
| 26 | Some of those who have been successfully treated for candidiasis will still have residual problems due to food intolerance . |
| 27 | Such intrastrand crosslinks have been well documented for cisplatin ( 1 ) . |
| 28 | Fabric display units have been specifically designed for point of sale and , since the launch of the initiative in January , are being steadily introduced to around five hundred retailers nationwide . |
| 29 | Glittering in the desert sun , some of the lakes have been specially reserved for tourist enjoyment , combining warm waters for bathing and , naturally , no shortage of golden sands . |
| 30 | Our network of 250 hostels includes a number which have been specially equipped for wheelchair access , and most are suitable for people with other special needs . |