Example sentences of "been [noun pl] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 There have been calls for his resignation , which he has ignored .
2 Hoyland saw his job as trying to impose some order on his boss 's whirlwind operating methods , which had caused such irritation amongst the others that there had been demands for his dismissal .
3 There had been cries for his public execution but Jamel Mobuto had made it quite clear that Ngune would be tried and , if found guilty , sentenced to life imprisonment .
4 There had been fears for her life but she had recovered .
5 It was not that she was unattractive , or that there had not been offers for her .
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