Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have been [adv] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last section of the book is devoted to a description of what has been achieved with the telescope and is dedicated to John Bolton , who has been largely responsible for the dish 's successful operation . |
| 2 | Atkinson said : ‘ It 's a blow to lose someone like Shaun , who has been so impressive for us . ’ |
| 3 | Sad that his country had fallen from the top of the European industrial league , to joint eighth out of nine , and bitter toward the foolish leaders who had been largely responsible for its decline . |
| 4 | The spirited young woman who had been as eager for life as he was ? |
| 5 | But it soon became apparent to the pioneering voluntary organizations that established them , such as the Richmond Fellowship , that patients who had been mentally unwell for years did not miraculously become capable of independent living in a short space of time ; they often needed permanent help and support and coped particularly poorly with changes in their environment and lifestyle . |
| 6 | As an employer , you are obliged to pay a minimum level of sick pay to most employees , aged 16 or over , who have been off sick for four or more days in a row . |
| 7 | ‘ Anyway , it 's been you who have been too busy for months . ’ |
| 8 | Whether it 's you or one of your kith and kin who 's been too clever for their own good you can bet your bottom dollar it 'll end in tears . |
| 9 | Of particular importance among recent works is Janet Todd 's A Dictionary of British and American Women Writers 1660–1800 ( 1984 ) which brings forward an enormous amount of information about writers , some of whom have been entirely unregarded for more than two centuries . |