Example sentences of "[noun sg] have been [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The park has been used regularly for 30 years by Yorkshire County Cricket Club and it is also home to Middlesbrough rugby and cricket clubs . |
| 2 | The needless slaughter has been going on for more than a century . |
| 3 | A NEW blood vessel ‘ drill ’ which can relieve blocked arteries supplying the heart has been used successfully for the first time by surgeons in Britain . |
| 4 | The tower was demolished by lightning in 1821 and since the present Abbey clock tower was erected on the site in 1822 the papingo has been placed there for every contest . |
| 5 | However , no money has been allocated specifically for this purpose . |
| 6 | Er I would , I would echo that , that we feel that they money has been paid in for work or services done by the employer and by the er fund members themselves have contributed and I do n't think it belongs to either of those parties in any more , it 's held by the trustees to pay pensions , if for nothing it 's been put there just to pay pensions , it 's not a piggy bank for er for companies to draw out with the with their tame er trustees allowing it , it it 's money the trustees hold in in trust and I believe that 's the law at the moment and er I I think we would like to see that confirmed in any new law . |
| 7 | However , money has been set aside for a refurbishment programme across the group 's 30 hotels . |
| 8 | An inaugural meeting of the Merseyside Music Industry Association has been set up for tomorrow night . |
| 9 | The dictionary has been compiled specially for people working in a business environment , and for students and teachers of business and commerce . |
| 10 | A five year programme has been drawn up for the regeneration of the town centre and the St Hilda 's area , Grove Hill , Easterside , Newport , Ayresome and Gresham . |
| 11 | Cheshire 's chemical industry has been lobbying hard for cuts in electricity pricing . |
| 12 | OSF 's singular appearance changes the rules the industry has been playing by for the past few years , narrowing the gap between the two camps , and allowing more room for the players to manoeuvre . |
| 13 | Too much emotion has been bottled up for too long and in some firms the performance-reward link is seriously distorted . |
| 14 | I felt sad about this as I have several friends from my Salford days in Hong Kong , but I understand a decision to carry out this action has been put off for some time , so perhaps it was a regrettable necessity . |
| 15 | Her own future had been mapped out for her by wealthy and adoring parents , newly returned from India , and because it was so much to her liking she did not rebel against their edicts . |
| 16 | Suzanne Gratton , 22 , of Warwick Close , Birkenhead , was accused after it was noticed that the licence on her car had been taken out for another vehicle . |
| 17 | She had assumed , when she was told that Mills ' murder had been checked thoroughly for any spying connections , that the enquiry had at least had the semblance of efficiency , if not diligence . |
| 18 | She then went on to point out that several pieces of silver had been laid out for the dining room which bore clear remains of polish . |
| 19 | I checked behind the wall ‘ phone to see if any mail had been stuffed there for me but , as usual , there was nothing . |
| 20 | At this time of day , however , when law and equity have been joined together for over 70 years , principles must be reconsidered in the light of their combined effect . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , Charlie , you know my mind 's been made up for years . |
| 22 | A completely new , and as yet untitled , work has been created specifically for the spacious Sackler Octagon . |
| 23 | A helpline has been set up for anxious parents . |
| 24 | This column has been set aside for the punchcard machines , but I 'm not forgetting that some of you have manual machines and I hope in future issues in to include something for you from time to time . |
| 25 | For example , in most parts of the world , wood has been used extensively for building , fuel , tools , and even machinery , yet only in exceptional circumstances does wood survive . |
| 26 | Routine Guthrie testing has been carried out for phenylketonuria since the mid-1970s and testing for hypothyroidism since the mid-'80s . |
| 27 | Adjustment has been made throughout for intra-industry bulk Scotch Whisky sales . |
| 28 | The experiments , however , involved drawing fibres and blowing bubbles of molten glass and one day , after the work had been going on for some months , Lockspeiser went home leaving the gas torch used for melting the glass still burning . |
| 29 | This village had been built solely for the duration of the festival , for the thousands of funeral guests who were expected to arrive on foot from the far corners of the kingdom . |
| 30 | Their success revealed the misunderstanding had been going on for six years . |