Example sentences of "been [art] [noun] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course this has always been the case for all entrants , for there are only forty-three chief constables and the same number of deputies , so few have a chief officer 's truncheon in their knapsack ( to paraphrase an old army chestnut ) . |
| 2 | At Twickenham , he is going to have to play a full part in a Scottish back-row who — which has not been the case for some years — will be having to cope with , in Dewi Morris and Stuart Barnes , not only a breaking scrum-half , but a running stand-off who attacks the gain-line . |
| 3 | The dual division of ecclesiastical power has also been important because the religious orders have often been the vehicle for innovative theologies differing from the Roman line . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes — he 's been the boss for three years . |
| 5 | where the landlord personally intends to occupy the premises for business or residence , and has been the landlord for five years or more ; |
| 6 | Simple extrapolation has been the pattern for five years now , to the point where the financial markets treat it as a game . |
| 7 | This situation has arisen particularly in the expansion of the Negro population into white communities and has been the reason for numerous bombings and other types of violence . |
| 8 | Five of the twenty-seven staff who made written responses gave the book two stars for pupil popularity , i.e. ‘ very popular ’ ; two of them reported that girls had complained about ‘ having to read about male heroes ’ and that The Machine Gunners , which ‘ girls see as a boy 's book ’ , had frequently been the impetus for such comments . |
| 9 | Ever since we met I 've been the target for veiled accusations and suspicions ! |
| 10 | This would also have been the time for naked women on horseback to lead the community out into the fields , bearing symbols of fertility to ensure a plentiful harvest . |
| 11 | He 's been the manager for 18 months , and in that time has bought their first £1m player , followed it with other seven-figure signings , and taken the club into Europe . |
| 12 | Indeed a Galapagos dove was seen to perform a distraction display on an island where there had been no predators for countless years . |
| 13 | But like you , he has been talking to my shipping office in Monaco and learns that there has been no communication for four days . |
| 14 | There had been no rain for many months . |
| 15 | In 1803 , after there had been no rain for several months , it began to rain incessantly and at about 8 p.m. on 9 October the rivers burst their banks . |
| 16 | There had been no rain for several weeks and the earth was hard , barely showing marks of the tractor wheels . |
| 17 | Upper Ribblesdale has long been a magnet for experienced cavers , potholers and geologists . |
| 18 | ‘ He had been a prosecutor for eight years . ’ |
| 19 | He 's been a hillwalker for 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 20 | David Moore had been a pilot for 25 years , flying with the Fleet Air Arm before joining Rolls Royce . |
| 21 | So throughout the evolution of the flowering plant , there has been a tendency for particular flowers and particular insects to develop together , each catering specifically for the other 's requirements and tastes . |
| 22 | The interpretation of the requirement in practice has varied and there has been a tendency for some companies to understate rather than emphasise the significance of what they have done . |
| 23 | I have not been a thief for seventeen years , chance would be a thing . |
| 24 | It had long been a tradition for Roman emperors to claim descent from the gods , and on that basis to claim godhood for themselves as well . |
| 25 | Aidan McAleenan grabbed a fortunate winner for Billy Hamilton 's side nine minutes from time as Joe McBrearty who had been a spectator for long periods allowed his harmless looking shot slip through his hands . |
| 26 | He had only been a councillor for nine months but had been very diligent and effective . ’ |
| 27 | A feature of recent government policy has been a quest for new ways of managing and financing housing . |
| 28 | Although one should not read too much into this , given that the families in the survey had at least one child in primary ( board ) school by definition , and therefore the oldest were sometimes the only ones of an age to be working , it can safely be said that the openings for girls in the printing trade must have been a godsend for low-income families with several children . |
| 29 | From the evidence of the biographical sources , this would appear to be a nearly complete list of the mevleviyet kadiliks of the time ; the only surprising omission is the kadilik of Mecca , which seems to have been a mevleviyet for some years before 963 . |
| 30 | The Dungarvan Leader once commended a candidate " with a record of achievement " in these revealing terms : " He has consistently fought in the Waterford County Council ( of which body he has been a member for many years ) for amenities for the town , and it was thanks to his representations that the long-suffering residents of the old road had a footpath provided in front of their homes to prevent flooding . |