Example sentences of "been [art] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , this has been the decision for the boundary of this scheme though clearly , in monitoring it afterwards , we need to take account of whether or not it actually transfers problems . |
| 2 | It had some connection with the Bronte sisters , and two of the houses in the dale , High Hall and Whernside Manor , may have been the models for Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange . |
| 3 | It 's home to The Ski School Of Great Britain and nearby Murren has been the backdrop for films including James Bond 's On Her Majesty 's Secret Service — remember the revolving restaurant ? |
| 4 | The back-to-back Grand Slam and a place in the final of the World Cup in November have been the triggers for a vast increase in recruitment . |
| 5 | To take a concrete example , an established characteristic of the pricing decision across many Western economies over several decades has been the tendency for firms , particularly firms in the manufacturing sector , to set prices as a mark up over variable costs , the most prominent among which is the money wage . |
| 6 | He has been the coach for the last five seasons . |
| 7 | He has been the coach for the last five seasons . |
| 8 | He was there once more as she turned into the staff car park as again she recalled that ‘ blunt ’ had n't been the word for it ! |
| 9 | The dark , brooding look about him , so daunting at their first meeting , was missing these days , replaced by a zest and animation she knew must have been the norm for Penry Vaughan before his marriage — or before his divorce , she corrected herself . |
| 10 | Slopes had become the focus for revived interest since 1950 ( Strahler , 1950b ) and had been the subject for quantitative description and analysis ( Bakker and Le Heux , 1952 ) and then for measurements which could lead to measurements in specific areas using for example the Young Pit ( Young , 1960 ) and providing many indications of rates of erosion ( A. Young , 1974 ) . |
| 11 | What have been the reasons for unemployment in Lancashire , Merseyside and Greater Manchester ? |
| 12 | Giving evidence at a judicial tribunal into Ouko 's killing , Troon said that Ouko 's attempt to expose governmental corruption and a dispute with Biwott had been the reasons for his murder . |
| 13 | I guess Waldo must have been the codename for CorelDRAW 2 during development and it got stuck in the code . |
| 14 | Outside the house , the Washington coat of arms , said to have been the inspiration for the American flag , can be seen above the main porch . |
| 15 | Sitting on a stone in the middle of the water was the large frog that Mildred had often seen , and which had been the inspiration for the tale which had scared Ethel 's sister . |
| 16 | Florence Nightingale has been the inspiration for twentieth-century nursing ; every now and then a historian attempts to point out that there may have been aspects of her life which were not quite so saintly as we believe , but this does not shatter her image . |
| 17 | Virgin had been dabbling in West Indian music for three years , and again it was Chris Blackwell and Island who had been the inspiration for Virgin 's involvement . |
| 18 | Twenty-three years in the business has all been the build-up for this , as I take on my most challenging role ever — bloody prompter ! ’ |
| 19 | The flaunting of symbols has so often been the occasion for counter-demonstrations and rioting that the government has often banned parades or re-routed them away from particularly sensitive areas . |
| 20 | What would have been the consequences for you had you been prosecuted ? |
| 21 | Ever since the days of Noah 's swimming regattas , the common feature of all sports has been the requirement for physical fitness and the general rule that the fitter you are the better you will perform . |
| 22 | But their case has been the catalyst for a bitter political row , raising fundamental questions about society 's ability to deal adequately with racial violence . |
| 23 | He admitted that he thought electors were sick of what seemed like endless campaigning , but for the last two weeks his home has been the headquarters for a hectic campaign office . |
| 24 | I used to like giving poetry readings , but in the end I had to give up , for I could not stand the socializing afterwards , as if my poetry had just been the excuse for a drinking spree à la Dylan Thomas . |
| 25 | To a large extent , however , fashionable doctrine has been the excuse for actual incompetence and neglect . |
| 26 | Of course this has always been the case for all entrants , for there are only forty-three chief constables and the same number of deputies , so few have a chief officer 's truncheon in their knapsack ( to paraphrase an old army chestnut ) . |
| 27 | ‘ And if that is the case for exit polls , it may also have been the case for the campaign polls , ’ he writes . |
| 28 | Previously this had been the case for interest on development of investment properties , but interest on dealing activities was capitalised . |
| 29 | In popular discussions of private education , grandparents emerge as people very likely to pay school fees ( Guardian 27 May 1986 ) and it certainly has been the case for some time that it is advantageous in taxation terms for them to do so , since grandparents can take out a deed of covenant to cover this payment whereas parents can not . |
| 30 | The duke 's first establishment as a junior member of the royal family had probably been created by secondment from the royal household , as had also been the case for his brother Clarence . |