Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] been [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Funding has been obtained for a vocational exchange between catering students from Telford and Lyon in France . |
| 2 | EC ERASMUS funding has been obtained for a teaching visit to l'Universite Paul Valery , Montpellier in 1990 . |
| 3 | The route has been planned for a 25 mile ride through the East Hampshire countryside starting and finishing at the Bohunt Centre , with plenty of refreshment stops on the way . |
| 4 | This route has been earmarked for a possible future extension of the Midland Metro light rail transit system . |
| 5 | I do not believe that the case has been made for a change in our policy . |
| 6 | A powerful case has been made for a change in the law . |
| 7 | COSLA remains convinced that no case has been made for a shake-up on the scale proposed . |
| 8 | Since no money has been drawn for a considerable number of years and interest has accrued at 7.5% per annum the fund now stands at around £1000 . |
| 9 | Since no money has been drawn for a considerable number of years and interest has accrued at 7.5% per annum the fund now stands at around £1000 . |
| 10 | An encouraging development is that the opportunity has been given for a submission to be made in early autumn on behalf of the preserved railway movement to the House of Commons Select Committee which will be dealing with the Government 's privatisation proposals . |
| 11 | Corrosion in pipework has been blamed for a gas escape which triggered the operation cloudburst emergency plan in February . |
| 12 | The report assumes that decommissioning costs would be spread over 100 years , although the industry has been pushing for a " deferred safe storage strategy " , spreading the costs over 135-150 years . |
| 13 | Today the unqualified term has been appropriated for a form of democracy which is , at best , indirect . |
| 14 | A prisoner who threw boiling water over a fellow inmate has been jailed for a further three and a half years . |
| 15 | There is no simple answer but it is generally advisable to describe the disappointments in broad terms as they affect the whole school ( ‘ the LEA has been unable to grant our request for extra welfare assistance ’ ) and present the successes individually but anonymously ( ‘ through the efforts of the governors a reading aid has been provided for a partially sighted pupil ’ ) . |
| 16 | A teacher who allowed schoolchildren to have under age sex and drug sessions at his home has been jailed for a year . |
| 17 | Listen , Bill — the boy 's been training for a few weeks , and it 's time he did some work . |
| 18 | It 's not just that Mr Parnham knows the count , it 's an idea the old boy 's been floating for a while , so he tells me . |
| 19 | A file has been found for a module which should be offline . |
| 20 | A file has been found for a module for which no magnetic copies should exist . |
| 21 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 22 | Or alternatively if cash has been allocated for a later purchase of , say , an expected new issue of bonds and the fear is of prices rising , an investor can hedge by buying a future or by acquiring a call option . |
| 23 | Woodblock has been used for a beautiful , yet practical , floorcovering . |
| 24 | Free kick has been given for a foul on Oldfield . |
| 25 | A LIFEBOAT crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast . |
| 26 | A new world record price has been paid for a football medal at an auction in Glasgow . |
| 27 | Sir Hugh added that the Dragon offer has been extended for a further 14 days . |
| 28 | A WOMAN has been shortlisted for a post left vacant after the sex discrimination battle involving Assistant Chief Constable Alison Halford . |
| 29 | Many a career has been cemented for a further twelvemonth over well-done rump steaks and bottles of Bulgarian wine . |
| 30 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |