Example sentences of "[conj] have been [vb pp] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | The reason that has been given for saying that Halley 's attempt was serious , rather than merely placatory , is that he confessed in public that his efforts had not , after all , produced decisive results . |
| 3 | So let me begin this discussion then of of channels by er pointing out the methods that have been used for studying channels , and for some of you who 've done the er neurophysiology course this will er be revision but nevertheless it will be pertinent to today 's discussion . |
| 4 | Wherever possible , re-use water that 's been used for washing vegetables , not-too dirty dishes , bathwater , rinse cycle of washing machine , etc ( again , only on outdoor plants ) . |
| 5 | However , the key distinctions between quality-of-working-life techniques of the 1960s and 1970s , and the high-performance approach of the 1980s and 1990s , seems to include the following : The early quality-of-working-life techniques did not substantially increase worker control and have been criticized for making only cosmetic alterations to the experience of work , increasing discretion in superficial ways at best . |