Example sentences of "[adv] have been [vb pp] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your machine may already have been set up for the size of paper you are using . |
| 2 | ‘ The tackle from behind has been stopped here for a long time , but they were doing it all night and getting away with it . |
| 3 | Now Millns is established as one of the most feared and effective fast bowlers on the county circuit , and he might well have been called up for England 's final Test at The Oval but for injury . |
| 4 | Y'see , ‘ Eyes Do n't Lie ’ is so blatantly aware of current fashions Donny could well have been created specifically for the job by a record mogul Frankenstein . |
| 5 | Although most nomadic tribes have a long history of weaving rugs specifically for trade , a number of items coming onto the western market may well have been made originally for personal use . |
| 6 | Since the passing of the Theft Act 1968 the accused could equally well have been prosecuted successfully for obtaining property by deception contrary to section 15 of the Act . |
| 7 | We do not know if they had music or even if they had genuine art : cave-paintings and bone-carvings might be manifestations of the muse , but they could equally well have been executed solely for mystical purposes . |
| 8 | Land nearby had been bought up for 300 workers ' houses . |
| 9 | The birds and squirrels in my garden come for food as soon as they hear my whistle , even though the food may not yet have been put out for them . |