Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] for [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Why of course : the Essoldo had been built for these middle class folk in the 1930s — they were Patrons !
2 The exception was Dawn Allenby , a woman in her thirties who had been engaged for this first production only and who , two days into rehearsal , had fallen heavily for Richard St Ives .
3 Each of the patients examined had been referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to investigate dyspeptic symptoms .
4 Yet they were now learning to kiss as if they had been made for one another , she thought in panic .
5 A careful search had been made for two orphaned children whom the Sheikha could foster and love as her own .
6 Not for the first time Rostov wondered why he had been selected for this particular mission .
7 Neither of us had been prepared for this sudden release of feeling ; Edward seemed embarrassed by the confession , I embarrassed by his embarrassment , and regretting my earlier ungenerous thoughts …
8 Yet on the other hand an agreement had been reached for mutual military aid as early as 1609 .
9 Five of those released on Christmas Eve 1772 had been gaoled for each owing 12s 8d , and were given half a crown ( 2s 6d ) on discharge .
10 Until the launch of the Independent in 1986 , no new national quality daily newspaper had been launched for 1 13 years .
11 His judgment was almost impeccable , and on the ground where he had been caught for 99 five years earlier ( by Gower , the only current survivor from that England side ) , he now stood tall among the innings ruins .
12 But they had been chosen for some little time already .
13 This was so even when a child had been submitted for expert medical examination .
14 A social wage had been provided for those unable for whatever reason to earn , or those whose earning capacity had been interrupted by illness , injury , and unemployment .
15 Cholecystectomy had been performed for suspected biliary colic 3 months to 30 years previously , however , in five of nine patients who went on to develop biliary tract calculi , discounting this theory .
16 In an attempt to avoid rural unrest , Chamorro confirmed that it would be impossible to return land confiscated and distributed among peasants who now held legal title or that which had been confiscated for important public purposes .
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