Example sentences of "[conj] has been [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This draft response indicates which DTAC responses he has taken into account , and any member whose DTAC 's response has arrived late or has been omitted for some other reason can ensure that relevant points are not missed . |
| 2 | This is unfortunate , for a series that has been gestating for three years . |
| 3 | This is something that has been advocated for disadvantaged communities across Europe but rarely gets past the rhetoric stage . |
| 4 | Women , Art and Society is a synthesis of work that has been progressing for twenty years about women and the visual arts . |
| 5 | I am deeply interested in the row that has been brewing for some time in the heat of the nuclear arms debate , and not only because the key figure is a friend of mine . |
| 6 | Essentially , we deal with the recent historical context ( development ) , the common configuration of the systems ( components ) , the software that has been developed for specific uses ( tools ) and the outcome of using these tools ( applications and implications ) . |
| 7 | Opinion : ‘ … it will not be known until Sizewell B has been operating for some years whether the PWR will become the established nuclear option that has been sought for 30 years . ’ |
| 8 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 9 | Others consist mainly of equipment that has been built for particular experiments . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | One solution that has been proposed for some words is ‘ reclaiming ’ — investing a negative word with a more positive meaning . |
| 12 | The technology that has been substituted for human lives on the widest scale is that of the microprocessor . |
| 13 | ‘ There is a danger in any organisation that has been going for twenty years of attracting a clique and closing the doors on others . |
| 14 | She was of course referring to the Salisbury Annual Pleasure Fair that has been held for three days commencing on the third Monday in October for the last seven hundred years . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been used for other gynaecological problems . |
| 17 | I must say that the black and gold hardware that has been chosen for this guitar is excellent , too . |
| 18 | The UK government measures the lead in tapwater that has been running for several minutes , as it would be if you had a bath in it , and not the first few pints or cupfuls , as you would use for cooking or making a cup of tea . |
| 19 | Any tank that has been running for several months in a typical down-flow system will eventually become clogged and packed down . |
| 20 | This relatively simple wetland agriculture , Bloom suggests , would have required far fewer labourers than has been envisaged for raised field cultivation in Maya areas . |
| 21 | 4 million quid for a guy that almost went to jail and has been injured for most of the season |
| 22 | The perspector comes complete with full instructions for use and has been developed for fine art use . |
| 23 | Zimbabwe supports controlled culling of its large elephant population and has been looking for legal ways to cover the costs . |
| 24 | God 's plan is held to be comprehensive , and has been set for all time . |
| 25 | The tank is 60″ × 24″ × 18″ and has been running for twelve weeks . |
| 26 | He left his wife six years ago and has been divorced for three years . |
| 27 | An in vitro transcription assay has been used previously to probe a variety of drug-DNA interactions ( 10 ) and has been utilised for bidirectional transcription footprinting of drug sites on DNA ( 11,12 ) . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Segmentation is not an innovation in woodturning , and has been known for some time . |
| 30 | The Theogonist 's leadership value is not therefore used , but has been included for comparative purposes . |