Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some kinds of long-term memory seem to endure indefinitely even though they have apparently been lost for a long time , e.g. an older person may find it easy to recall childhood events with great clarity even though there has been no use of the material for fifty or sixty years . |
| 2 | LIFESPAN can be set to automatically offline modules which have not been accessed for a configurable latency period . |
| 3 | This section describes those facilities available within LIFESPAN to transfer modules to offline storage automatically when they have not been accessed for a configurable period of time . |
| 4 | Alternatively , an automatic offline requestor ( STOREMAN ) is available to select modules which have not been accessed for a configurable period of time . |
| 5 | There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time . |
| 6 | That means programs have still not been written for a whole range of complex new tasks that GPs will be asked to do . |
| 7 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 8 | After all , in 1,189 densely-printed pages , space has not been found for a single illustration . |
| 9 | Yet even though in my part Welsh has not been spoken for a long time , and indeed the natives have even forgotten the Welsh pronunciation of our Celtic place-names , it would not cross my neighbours ' minds that just living there makes me Welsh . |
| 10 | Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show . |
| 11 | London Ambulance Service workers claimed the system crash last October led to people 's deaths , but yesterday 's document said an examination of 26 cases considered by coroners ' courts showed the LAS had not been blamed for a single death . |
| 12 | The Redcar crew have already been honoured for a daring rescue earlier this year . |
| 13 | This can be taken to mean that the work has already been printed for a limited number of people by private gift or circulation , but has not been published in the sense that it has been offered to the general public . |
| 14 | Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award . |
| 15 | This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia . |
| 16 | I first came across her in a marriage hymn in Songs of Praise , which I still feel is the best that has ever been composed for a Christian wedding . |
| 17 | Piano keys made with synthetic resins or polymer fibres eventually become slippery with sweat from the pianist 's fingers after been played for a long time . |
| 18 | ‘ He had n't been beaten for a long time , and was very confident so I think defeat came as a bit of a shock . |
| 19 | it does n't matter because all of them are as it happens fairly er new and indeed as Kevin says quite correctly , dry because they have n't been used for a long time . |
| 20 | Smyth had earlier been booked for a nasty tackle on Cunningham . |
| 21 | Governor 's rule had initially been imposed for a maximum six-month period ( as provided for under the state Constitution ) on Jan. 19 [ see pp. 37183-84 ] . |