Example sentences of "[verb] been [vb pp] for an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RTMAS has been developed for an IBM PS2/Model 80 connected via modem to software initiated by direct dial up to a sequence of traffic counters . |
| 2 | Once a specific PCR has been developed for an organism , it requires little expertise to perform the test . |
| 3 | AN ADVENTUROUS woman has been selected for an expedition to study the rare black rhinoceros in Africa . |
| 4 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 5 | Current release Howard 's End , in which he plays an evil father , also has been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 6 | I was glad he chose to wear it , for otherwise , in his shirt-sleeves and braces walking between us , it could have been mistaken for an arrest or at least a ‘ helping with inquiries ’ and the last thing I wanted was a street riot . |
| 7 | After watching feeble jokes about Norma Major 's voting intentions and Neil Kinnock 's image , I wished it could have been monitored for an injection of humour . |
| 8 | Even dressed as he now was , in a blue cotton jacket and trousers , he could never have been taken for an Italian , and since he was n't able to walk — he could only hop on one leg — or speak the language , he was hardly likely to remain free for long out in the open . |
| 9 | The preoccupations of this text are most readily explained on the view that , to bar missio , value had to have been paid for an object under trust . |
| 10 | It had been written for an age when wind was still the motive power for most of the world 's shipping , so that , though technically out of date , it was invaluable for some of the work I was doing , particularly wire splicing , and if we were rolled over and had to jury-rig the ship it would be a life saver . |
| 11 | The others had been gone for an hour by the time she was ready to leave . |
| 12 | Ell had once seen a vidfilm where that had been used for an escape bid . |
| 13 | The shooting ended a promising future for Nicola who had been recommended for an audition with the Royal Ballet . |
| 14 | This was decided on 29 October , by Joshua Scholefield , K.C. Land adjoining Purley depôt , which had been acquired for an extension which did not materialize , was to be excluded from their considerations . |
| 15 | Mr Depardieu had been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 16 | Madougou had been blamed for an incident three weeks earlier , on Feb. 9 , when police opened fire on a demonstration in Niamey , the capital , by students protesting about the implementation of a government austerity plan for the education system , which envisaged cuts in scholarships and employment opportunities for graduates . |
| 17 | Meanwhile in Mali Tuaregs had been blamed for an attack on June 28-29 at Ménaka , in which some 20 people died . |
| 18 | ‘ From Casderigg brow , the fells of Newlands were admirably contrasted with the ancient road — Nothing is left root and branch is exterminated , and thus a few of the most lovely acres in the universe , have been despoiled for an exchange of corn and grass , while millions infinitely better fitted for the sustenance of man are almost wholly neglected … . miserable patches of green and brown , which pervade the denuded area , and now startlingly salute the traveller , on his way from Keswick and Brow Top to the fort of Casderiggs . ’ |
| 19 | Now that she 's been nominated for an Oscar , it would be natural for there to be competition between them . |