Example sentences of "been [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The weather had been kind for Boz 's wedding but it was less so for Tom and Dolly . |
2 | For whatever reason , Neil , who had almost looked forward to relieving his body 's urgent demands — he seemed to have been continent for years , and McAllister 's arrival in Vetch Street had most inconveniently revived his dormant senses — found that he was disgusted with himself most of all . |
3 | Cobalt shook his head , which might have meant he did n't know or might have been admonishment for Oliver who was still holding the bottle of wine . |
4 | It must have been reference for Jenny to be |
5 | Gore , who had made an impressive if unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 , was the product of a patrician southern family , his father having been Senator for Tennessee . |
6 | There might , indeed , have been scope for compromise on some of these issues . |
7 | Chris has been Secretary for Trades Council for ten years , he 's a W E A tutor , that 's his er profession , he 's an organizer , and he organizes courses throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . |
8 | They 're finger-printing guys who 've been bedridden for years . |
9 | His statement continued : ‘ Caldaire appreciates that monetary problems and not bloody-mindedness are the cause of the problem , but financial hardship never has been justification for non-payment of debt . |
10 | This observation , made by the village case study in 1984 , should have been cause for concern , since four years previously it had been demonstrated that the village practitioners in Bangladesh were willing and capable of being trained in the use and administration of oral rehydration solutions . |
11 | He has been MP for Hull East since 1970 . |
12 | A former teacher , journalist and Euro-MP , Mrs Clwyd has been MP for Cynon Valley , Mid-Glamorgan , since a by-election in 1984 , when she became the first woman to represent a South Wales mining valley . |
13 | Mr Heseltine who 's a millionaire has been MP for Henley since 1974 . |
14 | The affable Michael , 61 , has been MP for Westmoreland since 1964 after cutting his political teeth at Wakefield in the 1959 general election . |
15 | ‘ What a pleasure it has been , and an honour to have been MP for Winchester for 13 years , ’ he said , thanking those who had supported him in the past year . |
16 | The need for development has to be established and so erm I refute the fact totally that there has n't been pressure for development in the countryside , that 's certainly not the case . |
17 | In Chemicals Manufacturing at Royston and Brimsdown it has been time for change . |
18 | Between then and now there would not have been time for Newley to drive down to Miller 's End , walk to the gazebo , get himself killed and become as cold as he was . |
19 | If Woonerven had been expensive , there must be doubt as to whether they had been value for money . |