Example sentences of "[verb] been for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cry should have been for real money , the only means by which genuine choice can be exercised and discrimination on the basis of age eliminated . |
| 2 | IT WAS a case of what might have been for Scottish trio Cathy Panton-Lewis , Julie Forbes and Gillian Stewart in the opening round of the Republic of China Open at Chang Gung in Taipei yesterday . |
| 3 | What little opportunity there might have been for careful integration , had been lost . |
| 4 | The trend of things had been for agricultural land to go out of production because it was easier to earn a living working in Israel . |
| 5 | Important as the victory at Stirling Bridge had been for Scottish pride , there was , after a period of despondency and subjugation , to be an even more significant battlefield above the Bannock Burn two miles south of the town . |
| 6 | Bill 's orders had been for Captive Audience to lead Shine On at racing speed over six furlongs , then for them both to stride out for home over the last two furlongs . |
| 7 | Some of the most effective recruitment campaigns I have worked with have been for limited commitment . |