Example sentences of "been [verb] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time .
2 The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry .
3 The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example .
4 A LIFEBOAT crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast .
5 The Redcar crew have already been honoured for a daring rescue earlier this year .
6 She had been intended for a respectable life .
7 This has been recognized for a long time .
8 Second , the fall in unemployment adds something to the theory that the economy has in fact been recovering for a good deal longer than generally realised .
9 You would have been forgiven for a knowing smile then , but now acid rain is no laughing matter .
10 Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years .
11 Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon .
12 The sightseers on the banks of the river , who , sensing something afoot , had been gathering for a few hours , dodged about , seeking a view between bushes .
13 A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank .
14 Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle .
15 Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award .
16 Rule 5 The module version has been nominated for a greater period than the nomination latency set in the configuration file .
17 THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award .
18 London Ambulance Service workers claimed the system crash last October led to people 's deaths , but yesterday 's document said an examination of 26 cases considered by coroners ' courts showed the LAS had not been blamed for a single death .
19 Of course , it should be remembered that s3 subjects the terms to which it applies to a test of reasonableness , and where individual terms have been varied for a particular customer ( situation ( a ) ) , or where the terms have been approved by a trade association ( situation ( b ) ) or negotiated between the parties ( situation ( e ) ) they are more likely to satisfy the test of reasonableness .
20 Will he further confirm that he and his right hon. and hon. Friends in the Scottish Office have been recommended for a Scottish tourism award for their determination to self-destruct in Scotland ?
21 The homogeneity of the three groups has been reported for a wide variety of preoperative variables including age , sex , type of fluid , allergy , seasonal variation , radiographic determination of the size of the adenoids and postnasal space , and duration of preoperative loss of hearing .
22 The two British fighters have been tipped for a multi-million pound British showdown since Bruno 's boxing licence was renewed 14 months ago , and the prospect gathered pace last week when Lewis was crowned WBC champion .
23 The move marks a first step into Europe by Tesco , which has been tipped for a Euro deal for some time .
24 The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35-hour working week , but the deal at NEI — a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce — would satisfy their claim for a two-hour reduction in the working week .
25 He has already been stripped of all his posts , but hardliners had been pressing for a public trial on criminal charges , though this looks unlikely .
26 He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time .
27 Smyth had earlier been booked for a nasty tackle on Cunningham .
28 Cripps , Laski and Strauss , who had been booked for a speaking tour in " Labour 's Crusade Week " , refused to continue their tour until Mellor had been endorsed .
29 It was unlikely that murder had been committed for a few pounds , but one could never be sure .
30 It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is …
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