Example sentences of "has [adv] [been] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When ivy is seen growing throughout the crown of a dying tree it has rarely been responsible for the tree 's decline but has taken advantage of the crown which now lets through enough light for the ivy to grow away . |
| 2 | The result was that they received both a big two-year increase and a pay review body which has since been responsible for a further substantial increase in their salaries . |
| 3 | Thus , it has hitherto been appropriate for the professional partnership where limited liability is forbidden . |
| 4 | Ambonnay has long been famous for its production of still red wines . |
| 5 | Yes , it does : and that is why art directors love it — though it has only been fashionable for about 20 years . |
| 6 | Especially when my own husband has only been dead for just over a week . |
| 7 | It has thus been customary for dung and bedding to be rotted for up to a year in a midden ( or field heap ) before spreading on the land . |
| 8 | Although plastic pipe has been widely used for wastes and drains , until recently it has not been suitable for hot water . |
| 9 | It could be improved by including all the results of excavations since 1961 , but this has not been possible for various reasons , the most important of which is that it is no longer the intention to study the results of 367 , but to turn to another event recorded by Ammianus which can be illuminated by this old study and by more recent work . |
| 10 | It has not been possible for the American navy to leave behind the assets that it had developed there , but my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence will certainly take note of the point that the hon. Lady raised about Ministry of Defence assets in the area . |
| 11 | If , because of confidentiality or for other reasons , it has not been possible for the seller to make all enquiries that it otherwise would , the seller would be well advised to stipulate in the contract or disclosure letter what enquiries have been made . |
| 12 | The postcode to Enumeration District directory and the digitised boundary data enable it to be mapped and compared with data compiled on a different geographical basis , an aid which has not been available for censuses prior to 1981 . |
| 13 | To often we have heard of buildings that have been put under capital expenditure and then the revenue has not been available for their use . |
| 14 | Car production at Tatra has not been profitable for more than 40 years . |
| 15 | With respect , I shall not give way because my hon. Friend has not been present for much of the debate . |
| 16 | At dusk , it has not been unknown for us to traipse round the dykeside field boundaries collecting slugs , a pretty grisly business . |
| 17 | It seems therefore that implanted metal despite a potential to induce fibrosis or inflammation , has not been responsible for malignancy . |
| 18 | The Consorzio Venezia Nuova has already been active for some time in redesigning the network of channels in the lagoon , consolidating the barene ( patches of mud flat just above the surface of the water ) and other similar measures . |
| 19 | For all this he has ever been grateful for his uncles , careful considerations — as his father 's executors — of his family , and especially of their kindness towards him personally . |
| 20 | To me the Navy has always been unrivalled for the style in which it clothes ceremonial occasions , and these dinners , from the entry of the President 's party heralded by nautical airs from the marine band , to the ritual procession of the baron of beef through to the ( sometimes seated ) loyal toast , are no exception . |
| 21 | Cotton wool has always been useful for cleaning and washing babies , but it 's never been particularly convenient — until now . |
| 22 | Karajan has always been famous for his willingness to breathe with players — wind players in particular — something that many conductors neglect to do . |
| 23 | Saint or Sinner , poet Fiona Pitt-Kethley has always been famous for her ability to startle . |
| 24 | However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ? |
| 25 | It has always been common for students of literature to imitate their teachers ' styles , including in seemingly incidental respects . |
| 26 | The Yard has always been responsible for the movement of vehicles and materials within the Works area . |
| 27 | The executive has always been responsible for , and ultimately in control of , both initiation and implementation . |
| 28 | It has always been hard for them to translate their music success into a sustained movie career . |
| 29 | These lakes have never been landlord lakes — the fishing has always been free for the people . |
| 30 | It has always been difficult for mentally handicapped people to find employment when they leave school , but now the prospects are grim indeed . |