Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] for [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strike had erupted on Oct. 3 over the interpretation of a collective labour contract , and a general strike had been planned for Oct. 16 by 100,000 other banana workers affiliated to the Confederation of Honduran Workers in support of those on strike . |
| 2 | This exercise had been planned for September 1992 , but was now brought forward . |
| 3 | The usual monthly council meeting followed , and Jill Francis said that a village footpath walking weekend had been arranged for July 4th to 5th . |
| 4 | Giving as its reason police brutality against black protesters , in particular at Sebokeng , the ANC broke off its first preliminary meeting with the government , which had been scheduled for April 11 . |
| 5 | Concern over the military government 's tight control over the transition to civilian rule was heightened on July 17 when Vice-President Augustus Aikhomu announced that the new National Assembly , whose opening session had been scheduled for July 27 , would not be sworn in until after the election of a civilian president . |
| 6 | On Feb. 18 the North suspended the fourth round of Premiers ' talks which had been scheduled for Feb. 25-28 , but agreement was reached the same month on joint sports teams [ see p. 38010 ; see also pp. 38341 ; 38437 ; 38529 ; 38576 ] . |
| 7 | The Soviet Union was requested not to issue a permit for a proposed scientific catch of 90 minke whales ( which had been scheduled for summer 1991 ) , and Japan was invited to reconsider its research under special permit proposing an Antarctic catch of 300 minke whales ( plus or minus 10 per cent , scheduled for the 1991-92 season ) . |
| 8 | By the end of 1991 it was apparent that the referendum to determine the future of the Western Sahara , which had been scheduled for Jan. 26 , would have to be postponed for at least nine months . |
| 9 | The second round of voting in the general election , which had been scheduled for Jan. 16 , had in the meantime been cancelled by an existing body , the High Security Council , which included Prime Minister Sid-Ahmed Ghozali . |
| 10 | The maiden flight of the A-12 had been scheduled for November 1991 , with a view to the aircraft becoming operational in the mid-1990s . |
| 11 | ( The government 's economic policy and budget for the rest of 1992 had been promised for Feb. 15 . ) |
| 12 | The company 's 5,750 British workers had been braced for cuts all week but they still came as a devastating blow . |
| 13 | An hour or so after the game , Dean had been interviewed for Rugby Special at the Parc des Princes . |
| 14 | The Danish Foreign Ministry announced on July 15 that a Russian diplomat had been expelled for activities incompatible with his status . |