Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , he set about gathering the Wordsworths into the Quantock fold , hastening a visit which must in any case have been intended for the near future . |
| 2 | Conversation with Alexei had been limited for the past day to standard matters of duty , and since he had not been able to think of anything which he could say to change his son 's attitude , he had allowed himself to accept that the state of affairs which existed between them was likely to be permanent . |
| 3 | Gorbachev , speaking at the closing ceremony , acknowledged that there were basic disagreements between the two sides , but thought the meeting had created ‘ opportunities for progress ’ ; Reagan thought that ‘ useful preliminary results ’ had been achieved , and hoped that further progress would be achieved at the meeting that had been arranged for the following year . |
| 4 | There , temporary accommodation had been arranged for the rescued sect personnel in the local church hall and community centre , and for the captured heavies in the town jailhouse . |
| 5 | A total of eight candidates had originally been registered for the presidential contest [ see pp. 38768-69 ] , but one , Joseph Estrada , had later decided to withdraw his candidature in favour of contesting the vice-presidency . |
| 6 | A new method has been developed for the current project which attempts to provide a much simplified morphological system with little increase in the storage requirements and remove the errors permitted by the affix-stripping methods . |
| 7 | As my hon. Friend rightly said , the construction of the 08 , the fourth boat , is currently under way and authorities have been given for the long lead items . |
| 8 | Now pressures are such that consent has finally been given for the southern by-pass , a scheme first proposed in 1916 . |
| 9 | Most of the figures that have been given for the projected growth of the presentation graphics market in this country , and Europe as a whole , seem to be based on the assumption that there will be a significant change towards the use of 35mm slides . |
| 10 | Several reasons have been given for the rapid growth of the professions . |
| 11 | That incident so many years ago when she had been punished for the supposed loss of the ring was etched indelibly in her mind . |
| 12 | Seven orders have been received for the new jet which will have a 3,600-mile range . |
| 13 | Anfield 's £2.2 million star has been dropped for the televised Boxing Day clash with Oldham and his turbulent , 18-month Merseyside career looks beyond rescue . |
| 14 | The trial judge granted the possession order , holding that , although the premises had been occupied for the requisite period , there was no adverse possession here because there was an implied licence . |
| 15 | Unemployment mixed with the political and racial problems have been blamed for the soaring crime rate . |
| 16 | Known as " walls of death " , drift nets have been blamed for the indiscriminate killing of large numbers of marine creatures , notably dolphins . |
| 17 | In addition , links will be developed to the new financial systems that have been installed for the independent Polytechnic . |
| 18 | Nine first class seats have been booked for the Royal party . |
| 19 | Glenda Jackson had already been approached for the female lead . |
| 20 | a project quality plan format has been designed for the Permanent Way group , and that it 's your format and you change it . |
| 21 | Hundreds of parachutes have been prepared for the major drop over Salisbury Plain tonight and over the next few days . |
| 22 | History is the arena in which , first through the period of the Old Testament , then by the teaching of Jesus in the New , the way has been prepared for the gradual purifying and refining of man 's religious sense which will lead to a third , future era , in which religious values will be seen to shine in their own light as ‘ necessary truths of reason ’ . |
| 23 | Last year , nearly £300 had been collected for the Spanish Fund , and within the space of a month , including Xmas no less than three large indoor meetings had been held , of which one was the Town Hall meeting at which one of the largest collections ever received at a Labour meeting in Leeds was taken up . |
| 24 | Although the game against the All Blacks was entertaining , the flaws in the Boks line-up were evident to see and changes should have been made for the following encounter with the World Champions . |
| 25 | There has been a substantial advance in real-terms pay under our Administration , and this year the pay award that has been made for the current year is increasing the teachers ' pay bill overall by 11.3 per cent . |
| 26 | The special arrangements that had been made for the new pathway students had caused resentment among other students , who felt that they were being treated like second class citizens , and enthusiasm from staff members who had been involved in the parallel track had reassured other faculty members . |
| 27 | I do not agree with Stella Lowry that ‘ special arrangements that had been made for the new pathway students had caused resentment among other students , who felt that they were being treated like second class citizens . ’ |
| 28 | THE draw has been made for the Indoor Football Championship in Hong Kong , which runs from November 15 to 28 . |
| 29 | Looking to the future , preparations have been made for the International TV Week which will be held in Bolzano , Italy from 17–23 May 1992 . |
| 30 | Mickey Spielberg , Disney 's chief imagineer , told me that some adjustments have been made for the European park , especially in the type of catering provided . |