Example sentences of "[noun pl] that had been [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 The enlargement of the EC had , quite simply , come at the worst possible time so far as global economic conditions were concerned , and did not bring the dynamic improvements that had been hoped for .
2 The established main roads that had been used for traffic between the medieval towns , and had made their own width with the usage of centuries , were generally left untouched by any parish awards .
3 Britain usually send six or seven for the relay team but for Los Angeles the selectors decided to rely on the sprinters that had been picked for the individual events .
4 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 .
5 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 . ’
6 Plant subjects in the same lunchboxes that had been used for previous experiments were placed on a stand and viewed .
7 Ian went off and came back with a box the same size as the ones that had been used for the train .
8 She went and fetched out the folded garments for him , and went about her business at the clay oven outside while he stripped and dressed himself again in the good Welsh clothes that had been made for him .
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