Example sentences of "'ve be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days . |
| 2 | Get a bit of sympathy cos I 've been asked for eight by you . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've been isolated for so long and we all thought we were so bloody good but now we have to accept the reality that we are not . ’ |
| 4 | I would think that 30 to 40 per cent of my time is spent on what I 've been trained for . |
| 5 | ‘ This is the life I 've been trained for and I want to carry on for as long as possible . |
| 6 | I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ? |
| 7 | In a quiet , gentle , but troubled voice , Cardiff said , ‘ You 've been gone for twenty-six years , Barbara . ’ |
| 8 | You 've been made for other things than politics and intrigue . ’ |
| 9 | They 've been made for more recent Carnivals . |
| 10 | In seven years driving a cab this is the first time I 've been done for anything . |
| 11 | they 've been done for many years |
| 12 | We 've also included in there , on item twelve , a net bill item , but does need to be recognized as an addition to your total spending , and that is , you 've been involved for many years with the health authority in arranging for the discharge of people from long-stay hospitals , and their absorption into the community , and each of these are a provider of many services , and daycare services to those particular individuals . |
| 13 | We 've been bugged for 10 years by a reputation for extremism and division , which we 're just getting rid of . |
| 14 | ‘ But that 's what we 've been sent for ; to fetch you back . |
| 15 | That 's correct , and that the further down , I mean it says that er there is a er it says that the reason you 've had been the reason you 've been sent for this treatment is because of er a particular condition you 've got . |
| 16 | like if you ever work in a children 's ward you can always tell the children that 've been hospitalised for a great length of time cos you can do anything with them |
| 17 | And you say oh , about ninety eight , that 's why I 've been seen for , and you say come with me . |
| 18 | I 'VE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR London Marathon … ( other events ) |
| 19 | I 'VE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR London Marathon … ( other events ) |
| 20 | That as they 've been made redundant , as they 've been victimized for trade union activity possibly , we then as a union decide that they can not stand for office ? |
| 21 | They 've been created for us by none other than Mr. Ken Lo , restaurateur and leading authority on Chinese food . |
| 22 | They 've been engaged for a year , and it was decided the wedding could take place during August , when there is just routine spraying and pruning to be done , well before the vendange itself , when I can not do without him . ’ |
| 23 | He , too , married a girl of his own milieu ; they 've been separated for many years . |
| 24 | ‘ But we 've been separated for four years , ’ she reminded him in a more reasonable tone . |
| 25 | Of course not , they 've been elected for a period , they serve to the end of that period , whether they 're made redundant or not , so they go on for the four year term . |
| 26 | In what remains one of the most touching and compassionate statements of his flamboyant career , The Doc told waiting newsmen ‘ I 've been punished for falling in love . |
| 27 | She said we are not employed , we are , so I said oh , what 's the difference , you pay for that , you 've been paid for that , I said , because I promise you can , you can go . |
| 28 | Siegfried , I do n't know what you 'll think , but I 've been recommended for the MC — and I 've recommended every single NCO who was with me . |
| 29 | ‘ I understand you 've been recommended for business training at our school here . |
| 30 | No I did n't Stefan , we 've been blamed for some things in our time , have n't we but |