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

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1 Less ambitiously , you might ask your employer to agree to repatriate you , together with your family and possessions , free of charge , if your job ends prematurely for any reason , except perhaps if you have been dismissed for misconduct .
2 On receipt of the reply from the employer it was stated that Mr. Docherty had been dismissed for misconduct .
3 As a result of the changes Richard Prebble , who had been dismissed for disloyalty in November 1988 by David Lange , Palmer 's predecessor [ see p. 36294 ] , returned to the government .
4 It was reported on Aug. 1 that 30 of the country 's 60 active investigative judges had been dismissed for incompetence , the head of the Department of National Security ( DAS ) , Gen. Miguel Marza Márquez , stating that they were " responsible " for unsolved crimes [ see p. 37529 for dismissals from armed forces and police ] .
5 Charles Innes , an experienced lawyer who advised Lord Dundas in political matters , had no doubt about the desirability of acting to meet Glassford 's wishes , pointing out that Carrick had not been dismissed for malversation , which would have made reinstatement a difficult matter , but for ‘ some piece of neglect or inattention ’ , and in fact another of Dundas 's correspondents appeared to get closer to the heart of the difficulty when he met with Glassford , reporting that
6 And just in case any men out there still need to be convinced that cleanliness is next to Robert Redfordness , how about the tale of a friend of mine who was desperate to impress a woman he had been pursuing for weeks .
7 Some semantic data-base models such as Taxis also provide this capability and their expressiveness has been examined for text [ 1 ] .
8 ‘ It 's been examined for fingerprints .
9 The catalyst for the rioting was the decision by an all-white jury to acquit four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department ( LAPD ) on charges arising from the beating of Rodney King , a motorist who had been stopped for traffic violations .
10 Even her departure had been delayed for weeks for want of the funds necessary to fit out her ship and escort .
11 Many developments have been delayed for years pending completion of new or improvements to existing sewage works .
12 It had long been a controversial issue and its approval had been delayed for years because of worries about the environmental consequences and the cost of the project .
13 To the west of York a 3,000 house development has been mooted for Acaster Malbis , a disused airfield .
14 A CABINET seat has long been mooted for Virginia Bottomley , who is unique in managing to elicit praise and admiration even from the die-hard male chauvinists in her party .
15 The recently written Piano Concerto in C , K.503 , may also have been intended for performance there , but none is recorded .
16 She turned from Schmidt and said , ‘ My husband … ’ then immediately turned back , as if unaware of the other car , making it seem that her remark had always been intended for Schmidt .
17 Such a performance can only have been intended for entertainment in a programme of venationes and gladiatorial combats .
18 They have been radiocarbon dated to about the 9th or 10th centuries AD and seem to have been intended for use in ceremonies associated with an important priest .
19 Gloucester claimed that the weapons had been intended for use against him , a story that he was later to use in an attempt to have the captured Woodvilles executed , although Mancini comments that no one took it seriously .
20 Gloucester claimed that the weapons had been intended for use against him , a story that he was later to use in an attempt to have the captured Woodvilles executed , although Mancini comments that no one took it seriously .
21 Much of this would have been intended for re-export , rather than directly for consumption , but as half of England 's total exports by this time were re-exports rather than domestic products the commercial community suffered enough of a loss to show why the English had to be far more concerned about command of the sea than any other country except the Netherlands , and also how fragile that command was before 1700 .
22 He could have been paralysed for life … by a toy which been hired to give him a good time .
23 The nation has always been aware of its pre-eminent position , and proud of a moral ascendancy in the political sphere which has been sustained for centuries .
24 Although earning power is , in effect , a franchise , it has never been recognized for balance sheet purposes … , except in the limited extent of purchased goodwill .
25 The Guildford Four have been canvassing for Jeremy Corbyn in Islington .
26 To some degree they had already been catering for children with special needs .
27 ‘ Well , he has been caddying for Harley in Europe , and he did win one tournament and finished equal second in the other .
28 I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack .
29 As is often the case , some last-minute idea blossoms while what had seemed a brilliant solution and been pondered for ages falls quite flat .
30 Aldicarb , a pesticide used to control mites and nematodes that damage crops , has been withdrawn for use on bananas .
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