Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plenum had been delayed for several months , allegedly because of divisions over economic policy between the central and provincial authorities . |
| 2 | Instructions are given for several neckbands , but everyone has their own pet neckband . |
| 3 | ‘ At the alleged places of detention , ’ Mr Ahtisaari said , ‘ the facilities were found to have been stripped of all valuable material and not to have been inhabited for several weeks at least . ’ |
| 4 | • In rodents , rhythms continue to develop in animals that have been reared for several generations in constant conditions . |
| 5 | Restlessly , she returned to the office , then recalled that the answering machine had not been checked for several hours . |
| 6 | The award for best British film went to The Crying Game , which , along with Howards End , has been nominated for several Oscars . |
| 7 | The door is locked and the windows are covered with grime ; in the silence the whole place looks as if it has not been occupied for several weeks . |
| 8 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |
| 9 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 10 | We have been told for several centuries now that every child is naturally different and it is therefore wrong to impose on one the mould which has been prepared for others unlike it . |
| 11 | Check lists are used for several purposes : an initial transcription of a language is usually not consistent . |
| 12 | At what I called the Winter Marsh inlet , though it was not called anything on the map , there was a wooden quay in what struck me as remarkably good condition for a structure that presumably had not been used for several years . |
| 13 | The museum had been closed for several months because of a leaking roof . |
| 14 | One EC official said yesterday that the problem of fraud involving the Vatican had been understood for several years , and that attempts were being made to stamp it out . |
| 15 | But we know very little about the animals which bore these scales and although a few articulated remains have been known for several years , they show very little anatomical detail and it is not easy to identify immediate relatives . |
| 16 | Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into transplantable cells has been proposed for several conditions , but treatment of immunodeficiency caused by adenosine deaminase ( ADA ) deficiency appears imminent . |
| 17 | This is usually about 18 days after infection , but it may be delayed for several months when arrested larval development occurs . |
| 18 | Antibiotics are also prescribed for acne treatment and need to be given for several months at a time to be effective . |
| 19 | It can however be arranged for several bills within one household to be included on the same payment . |
| 20 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 21 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains the polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 22 | Contracts will usually be let for several years . |
| 23 | Life went on , and pottery and other artefacts continued to be made for several decades at least . |
| 24 | What is certain is that he carried the legend of a king or emperor waiting to be reborn for several centuries , just as the British King Arthur has done . |
| 25 | Above them , on a grassy hill , loomed the Monument — an imitation ruined temple that could be seen for several kilometres around . |
| 26 | If a walk is taken into the higher fastnesses of the glen , as may quite easily be done for several miles , more and more appear in succession ; indeed , there is a through route for walkers , not available to those who have to return to parked cars , all the way to Loch Treig and Corrour Station : a memorable expedition . |
| 27 | Many early stations were simply large barn-like structures , a form which was to be used for several decades . |
| 28 | Surely he would be watched for several years , to ensure his fidelity . |
| 29 | But this year they announced the recession had hit investments mainly in property and so grants would be reduced for several years . |
| 30 | Because the polling system is new and complex , the results will not be known for several days , but most observers expect the local party 's candidates to come in far behind the Popular Front and other unofficial groups . |