Example sentences of "'s be [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's been arranged for a very long time . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The kennels failed health and safety standards , so they 're half finished — nothing 's been done for a year . |
| 3 | Well it 's been gone , it 's been built for a year er er er er it 's been up for ages has n't it ? |
| 4 | He was to have joined me this week , but his train met with an accident , so he 's been detained for a few days with an injured ankle . |
| 5 | A Glasgow man 's been jailed for a total of four and a half years for blackmailing gay businessmen . |
| 6 | It 's been known for a very long time that from these cases you can isolate this organism C diphtheria bacterium which you saw in the practical classes and has this distinctive stayed property where er certain granules can be stayed up and also the arrangement of the cells is rather reminiscent of what called Chinese lettering . |
| 7 | I think it 's been closed for a long time actually . |
| 8 | But you know it surprises me I mean I know the church is , is closed and it 's been closed for a couple of years now and it looks a sight because now I do n't know how many members they 've got , at least a couple of them could go in there and cut all the brambles down . |
| 9 | a thing that 's been used for a couple of months ! |
| 10 | She 's been admitted for a D and C. ’ |