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 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 .
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