Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] has [been] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another computer programme that has been designed for work on texts is INTERLINEAR TEXT ( IT ) . |
| 2 | Each morning temple drummers beat a tattoo to mark the passing of another stage in a year-long ritual that has been followed for more than a thousand years . |
| 3 | I erm think that that is quite useful research that has been undertaken for government , and it it has been carried through , er as I 'm sure everybody is aware , into the U K strategy for sustainable development , the consultation period of which is just concluding , erm I wo n't take you any more of the panel 's time to read that quote as it 's written in my in my statement . |
| 4 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 5 | G. affinis is a small ( 4.6 cm long ) , surface-feeding minnow which originated in the United States and has been used for many years in many parts of the world to control mosquito larvae . |
| 6 | If you look , for example , at the case that has been made for the protection of the rainforest , you will find that it is peppered with every conceivable argument . |
| 7 | It will look at the part played by pressure groups in the system , and it will examine the case that has been made for regarding democracy as significantly undermined by ‘ political elites ’ . |
| 8 | There has been a substantial advance in real-terms pay under our Administration , and this year the pay award that has been made for the current year is increasing the teachers ' pay bill overall by 11.3 per cent . |
| 9 | This relatively simple wetland agriculture , Bloom suggests , would have required far fewer labourers than has been envisaged for raised field cultivation in Maya areas . |
| 10 | Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been used for other gynaecological problems . |
| 11 | Women , Art and Society is a synthesis of work that has been progressing for twenty years about women and the visual arts . |
| 12 | Others consist mainly of equipment that has been built for particular experiments . |
| 13 | We operate a full range of specialised equipment that has been modified for aircraft application . |
| 14 | ( i ) a solicitor who holds a practising certificate and has been admitted for at least three years ; or |
| 15 | This option enables you to view information about a particular package which is being prepared for approval or has been submitted for approval . |
| 16 | Now the Amendment that has been proposed for this and and the Noble Lord , Lord erm Amendment erm I think it 's Eleven , yes , er proposes something of this nature , but it does n't like co-option . |
| 17 | The American versus British female stereotype is a trans-Atlantic difference of opinion that has been raging for decades . |
| 18 | For a band that has been performing for around a decade , their output is remarkably small , but perfectly formed . |
| 19 | Zimbabwe supports controlled culling of its large elephant population and has been looking for legal ways to cover the costs . |
| 20 | IDG World Expo is trying to pull together a Unix Fair ‘ 93/Tokyo for December 8 to 10 at the Pacifico Yokohama and has been touting for prospects for the show at UniForum . |
| 21 | The technique is best suited to hydrothermal systems older than 100 million years and has been proven for deposits as old as 1800 million years . |
| 22 | NORPLANT gives cover against getting pregnant for up to five years and has been used for the past decade abroad . |
| 23 | Stress is probably a greater factor than has been allowed for up to now . |
| 24 | ‘ There is a danger in any organisation that has been going for twenty years of attracting a clique and closing the doors on others . |
| 25 | An event that has been occurring for only five years before the enactment of the 1986 Act is of a more dubious standing . |
| 26 | This value is consistent with our earlier results for a number of catarrhine species and with the results of Hárosi and of Baylor , Nunn and Schnapf for macaques , but it is extremely unlikely ( ) that our sample could be drawn from a population with a ratio of 2:1 , the ratio that has been proposed for man on the basis of psychophysical measurements . |
| 27 | Smoking is a very ancient art that has been used for hundreds of years to preserve fish and meat , preferred to salting because it does not destroy the natural flavour of the food to the same extent . |
| 28 | Because students will insist on using not simply new unused paper but paper that has been punched for them , wrapped in transparent plastic , and sold in small quantities at high prices . |
| 29 | The perspector comes complete with full instructions for use and has been developed for fine art use . |
| 30 | The tank is 60″ × 24″ × 18″ and has been running for twelve weeks . |