Example sentences of "[adv] been [adv] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the basis of tests carried out in the North Sea by the Laboratory , Bayne believes that organic pollutants may be having a greater impact on marine life than heavy metals such as lead , mercury and cadmium , which had hitherto been widely blamed for most of the damage . |
| 2 | She studied law , was called to the Bar in 1974 , and — falling within the top 5 per cent of all people who have ever been psychometrically tested for verbal critical reasoning skills — would have made a marvellous lawyer . |
| 3 | Around A$1 million has also been specially earmarked for industrial biotechnology . |
| 4 | Once a church it has now been cleverly converted for recreational purposes . |
| 5 | The breed was initially dual-purpose , whatever its colour , but for the most part ceded its milking role to the neighbouring Ayrshire ; it has continued as a beef breed but has never been intensively developed for that role . |