Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [adv prt] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analyses have also been carried out for customers , such as Yorkshire Water plc . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , Charlie , you know my mind 's been made up for years . |
| 3 | Most of it has n't been turned over for years . |
| 4 | Four in five employees surveyed believed they had been turned down for jobs because they were too old , even though they had the right skills . |
| 5 | This three-pronged approach has proved to be a successful formula , and many new markets have been opened up for companies as a result of participation on a mission . |
| 6 | Detectives seized eight kilos of coca leaves , the base for cocaine , which were to have been handed out for visitors to chew at the Bolivian Pavilion . |
| 7 | In sum about 25,000 people were able to appreciate the live transmission of Un ballo in maschera direct from the stage of the Opéra- Bastille , tickets for which has been sold out for months . |
| 8 | The plant had been closed down for repairs following an explosion at the St Petersburg nuclear power station , where similar equipment was in use [ see p. 38843 ] . |
| 9 | Because of the sensitive nature of the police inquiries , a direct line has been set up for women to contact Gloucestershire detectives , based in Bristol . |
| 10 | In 1867 the pet dog ( no name , no breed ) is killed by poison which has been laid down for rats . |
| 11 | The visit had been known about for weeks . |
| 12 | Gorazde , home to up to 70,000 residents and refugees , has been cut off for months and under fierce attack for 17 days . |
| 13 | The underlying attitude is perhaps that most people accept mentally handicapped people and are sympathetic towards them , but remain inwardly glad that it has not happened to them or to their children — ‘ there but for the grace of God , go I. ’ They also continue to believe the many myths surrounding the handicapped which have been passed on for decades . |
| 14 | In general these texts give the impression that where interpretative principles had already been worked out for legacies , trusts followed them ; and where they had not , much the same principles were adopted for both institutions . |
| 15 | you know , I mean they were so good when they came here but I mean they 've been shut in for months now ! |
| 16 | Once parliament had given its assent to the war and Edward 's prospective companions in arms had been singled out for honours , Edward set about mobilizing the financial support he needed . |
| 17 | All the ships , large and small , which had been held up for days past , had now unfurled their sails and were putting to sea . |