Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [been] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , towards the end of January , people noticed that at least one boar was coming right up to the village in its nighttime foraging : there were tracks in the snow and patches of scratched earth where it had been digging for roots . |
| 2 | The motif was most probably introduced into Persia from China — where it had been used for centuries as a symbol of peace and tranquillity — and has subsequently been adapted to fulfil both the schematic and symbolic requirements of Islamic weavers . |
| 3 | This tradition happily has been continued by his successors whose duties have included presiding at the Annual General Meeting , an unpredictable , lively affair where it has been known for election to the Board to be determined by the toss of a coin ! |
| 4 | No regular services had been held in it for many years , although it had been used for funerals and the occasional service , remaining open for visitors and pilgrims to Cell-y-bedd and the shrine . |
| 5 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 6 | They were then very pleased to read in the book that it had been done for the very same reasons . |
| 7 | Labour attempted to pre-empt any jobs package by stressing yesterday that it had been pressing for such measures since before Christmas . |
| 8 | If he can prove that it has been exercised for 20 years before the date of an action , it will be presumed that it has existed from ’ time immemorial ’ . |
| 9 | My main criticism of intensive agricultural production , and of animal farming in particular , is that it has been locked for too long into a model-T-Ford-type philosophy , geared to produce a standard commodity as cheaply as possible . |
| 10 | Furthermore , from a banker 's standpoint a bill that indicates that the merchandise has been ‘ shipped ’ or placed ‘ on board ’ is preferable to one which merely states that it has been received for future shipment . |
| 11 | Only about one quarter claim that it has been used for INSET purposes in their schools and even fewer claim that its use has resulted in any changes . |
| 12 | For example , it is still commonplace in cartoons to show cavemen and dinosaurs together , despite the fact that it has been known for many years that dinosaurs were extinct long before the evolution of ‘ cavemen ’ . |
| 13 | Is not the Minister aware that it has been known for some time that four times as many women as men suffer the chronic pain that comes from the loss of movement in and the fracture of hip joints ? |
| 14 | He says that it has been known for drugs to be smuggled in large packages . |
| 15 | According to Advanced Micro , the 210 has proven such a popular architecture that it has been chosen for the first speed and power upgrades . |
| 16 | We assume that it is enough that the new way will prove better than the old way once it has been tried for some time . |
| 17 | Well erm I think so , I mean they had a great side under Bill Beaumont 's leadership and it 's been promising for a couple of years with England , and today they actually came through with the goods erm a bit of an anti-climax last year at erm at Murrayfield . |
| 18 | But you know it surprises me I mean I know the church is , is closed and it 's been closed for a couple of years now and it looks a sight because now I do n't know how many members they 've got , at least a couple of them could go in there and cut all the brambles down . |
| 19 | in time and it 's been going for about five years . |
| 20 | Do you know Dave I read erm we there 's a magazine called Good Housekeeping and it 's been going for it had been going for seventy years , last year it started in nineteen twenty one , women 's magazine , very good one and they had a sort of seventieth birthday issue |
| 21 | First , the results presented here suggest that the P3A exon of the nAChR α subunit may have a biological function in primates since its presence is restricted to primates , including man , and it has been conserved for > 50 million years of evolution . |
| 22 | When driving with the rear doors open , as is necessary on warm days to provide ventilation , exhaust fumes escape into the vehicle , making the journey for those in the back even more uncomfortable ; and it has been known for policemen in the back to fall out of the vehicle . |
| 23 | For one thing , the people elected Solidarity to govern and it has been governing for barely seven months . |
| 24 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
| 25 | Though the stone was large , the ornate gold band was small , and it fitted as if it had been made for her . |
| 26 | It had all trees on it and looked as if it had been made for picnics . |
| 27 | He took to the Cobra position as if it had been designed for him . |
| 28 | ‘ It seems that the establishment thinking is that if it 's been done for 175 years , it must be all right . |
| 29 | Inside , it looks as if it 's been used for tank practice . |
| 30 | We ca n't hurt her — humiliate her like this when she 's expecting to marry him in just a few weeks , even if it has been arranged for family reasons , and not for love . |