Example sentences of "[been] [verb] for the [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench . |
| 2 | The gallery ‘ gelbe MUSIK ’ has been catering for the specialists and the curious for ten years and celebrates its anniversary this spring . |
| 3 | no , I 'd voiced my concern and I understood the instruction had been given for the brochures or for that particular part of the brochure to be withdrawn and |
| 4 | The gunman is believed to have been waiting for the women and chidren to come out of the shop . |
| 5 | But the Cossacks had been fighting for the Germans and the British Army 's main concern in Austria in May 1945 was to comply with the Yalta agreement ordering repatriation so that the Russians would honour a promise to return British prisoners of war . |
| 6 | A memorial service has been held for the survivors and relatives of those who lost their lives in an air crash fifty years ago . |
| 7 | A memorial service has been held for the survivors and relatives of those who lost their lives in an air crash fifty years ago . |