Example sentences of "been [verb] for this [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once operational , the existing scouring machine presently located in the dye house will be moved along-side its new partner , where foundation work has already been completed for this major operation . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | Not for the first time Rostov wondered why he had been selected for this particular mission . |
| 4 | No satisfactory explanation has been found for this spontaneous decline although changes in the nitrosamine content of foods may be one factor . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've been asking for this all night ! ’ |
| 6 | START has had outstanding experimental success this year , recording electron temperatures up to 5 million degrees C with excellent energy containment ; it is important for the future development of fusion power that , after 13,000 discharges , no major instabilities have been observed for this low aspect ratio tokamak . |
| 7 | A much fresher horse who has been trained for this all season is Brown Windsor , fourth two years ago . |
| 8 | 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 . |