Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [been] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that let Windows applications run on Unix desktops . |
| 2 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that enable Windows applications to run under Unix on desktop systems . |
| 3 | Beside him sat a man of such immense proportions that Eddie Stratton wondered how he could ever fit into the seat that had been booked for him on the flight to Heathrow , scheduled to leave in forty minutes ' time . |
| 4 | Another computer programme that has been designed for work on texts is INTERLINEAR TEXT ( IT ) . |
| 5 | Each morning temple drummers beat a tattoo to mark the passing of another stage in a year-long ritual that has been followed for more than a thousand years . |
| 6 | do you want a cup of tea that 's been stewing for three days ? |
| 7 | I erm think that that is quite useful research that has been undertaken for government , and it it has been carried through , er as I 'm sure everybody is aware , into the U K strategy for sustainable development , the consultation period of which is just concluding , erm I wo n't take you any more of the panel 's time to read that quote as it 's written in my in my statement . |
| 8 | This is the practice that has been followed for many years and by and large it has worked . |
| 9 | An argument developed because Mr Brown told her that the new chauffeur the company had just taken on could use her car while she was away , as the car that had been ordered for him had not arrived . |
| 10 | Because that 's the old term that 's been used for however many years , and it 's still used by industry . |
| 11 | Tim , from Great Sankey , was a dedicated fan of the club and had been shopping for an Everton strip on the day of the Bridge Street bombing . |
| 12 | This had a separate entrance and had been used for many purposes — the storage of deeds by the Wilts and Dorset Bank , prior to this by Mr. Peru , a solicitor , but when I was a small boy it had been leased to The Haunch of Venison Inn as a wine store and bottling plant . |
| 13 | Clinic surveys in Scotland , America , and Germany have failed to confirm an association but have been criticised for flaws in study design . |
| 14 | If you look , for example , at the case that has been made for the protection of the rainforest , you will find that it is peppered with every conceivable argument . |
| 15 | It will look at the part played by pressure groups in the system , and it will examine the case that has been made for regarding democracy as significantly undermined by ‘ political elites ’ . |
| 16 | And we know there are various er responses to that question , and I would be looking to the districts to say whether or not they could cope with the various levels of provision that have been identified for Greater York , and it 's the view of whether they can cope within their own districts , I have n't said how you can cope , I said whether you can cope , you might I will I will leave you free to make the odd comment , but I want to focus on that part of the issue , and then the natural corollary to that is , will it be necessary , or is it considered necessary in the context of this alteration to provide specific guidance within H One policy for the distribution of that er development to er at sub , what I would call sub-district level , in other words do you want a specific entry for say Ryedale or Hambledon ? |
| 17 | A lone man at nearly midnight , wearing a thin jacket in a storm that had been blowing for over an hour … |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Mefenamic acid is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been used for other gynaecological problems . |
| 21 | He knew also that the human race freely chose to reject him ; it was only right that they should take some responsibility : mankind as well as God must be responsible for reversing the effects of the fall and for moving on to the mature relationship with the creator that had been ordained for them from all eternity . |
| 22 | Women , Art and Society is a synthesis of work that has been progressing for twenty years about women and the visual arts . |
| 23 | It 's quite rare to get the equipment that 's been used for this type of activity . |
| 24 | Others consist mainly of equipment that has been built for particular experiments . |
| 25 | We operate a full range of specialised equipment that has been modified for aircraft application . |
| 26 | A council that 's been paying for a fourteen-year-old criminal to stay in Spain has been criticised in court . |
| 27 | In Australia , he had rejuvenated a sport that had been declining for years ; in England , he did exactly the same , leaving people exhilarated by his team 's play wherever they went and creating a great new surge of interest in the game . |
| 28 | She 'd moved over by the window and had been reaching for a chair , but now she stopped . |
| 29 | ( i ) a solicitor who holds a practising certificate and has been admitted for at least three years ; or |
| 30 | The inquest heard that Leonie had been seen regularly by her GP and had been referred for psychiatric treatment . |