Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [be] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother General 's view was that enough had been done for the child already . |
| 2 | Jean-Paul Scarpitta , her ‘ cultural adviser ’ , meanwhile had been indicted for ‘ forgery and embezzlement of public funds ’ and only released from bail of FFr1.2 million after the second inventory . |
| 3 | But he always liked being asked for his opinion : it made him feel important and he had never understood why people needed to go on assertiveness courses . |
| 4 | The place was fairly close to his parents ' home and possibly had been chosen for that reason . |
| 5 | Specialized apparatus , which formerly had been made for specific purposes in the laboratory where it was required , could be obtained from manufacturers of scientific instruments , saving much time and labour . |
| 6 | The top floor directly overhead had been abandoned for years . |