Example sentences of "[been] for [art] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said she had n't been for a while and erm then she said they did n't really know , they wondered how she was gon na get on in the water . |
| 2 | They 'd been for a meal and they came to the flat and they rung us to say they were there . |
| 3 | Had it not been for the enthusiasm and energy of the St Andrews Friends , that Garden might well have had to close , but now it is a thriving and greatly appreciated asset to the town and to a wider community . |
| 4 | Most of them , perhaps , were doctors , government servants of one degree or another ; a few were farmers ( I can think of one , still remembered ) and some were just friends , as I myself have been for the Bakgatia and , I hope , for the whole new country of Botswana . |
| 5 | The buildings on either side would have been for the slaves and workshops , the bath-house and latrines . |
| 6 | ‘ If it had not been for the difficulties and bruises caused by the recession , I have no doubt there would be an increased majority for the Conservative Party , ’ he said . |
| 7 | been for the day and back again . |
| 8 | Despite his personal trauma , his professionalism would never have been in question — if it had n't been for the drink and drugs . |
| 9 | Had it not been for the adroitness and presence of mind of two reporters for the Empire News and Daily News respectively , Alfred Wells , butcher 's assistant , would probably never have taken the stand at Reading 's most famous coroner 's inquest . |