Example sentences of "[adv] been [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vibrational excitation has only been reported for a few simple molecules in the gas phase , as shown in Fig. 5.8 , and vibrational structure may also be seen on some bands arising from electronic transitions . |
| 2 | Some kinds of long-term memory seem to endure indefinitely even though they have apparently been lost for a long time , e.g. an older person may find it easy to recall childhood events with great clarity even though there has been no use of the material for fifty or sixty years . |
| 3 | The Redcar crew have already been honoured for a daring rescue earlier this year . |
| 4 | This can be taken to mean that the work has already been printed for a limited number of people by private gift or circulation , but has not been published in the sense that it has been offered to the general public . |
| 5 | Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award . |
| 6 | This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia . |
| 7 | I first came across her in a marriage hymn in Songs of Praise , which I still feel is the best that has ever been composed for a Christian wedding . |
| 8 | Piano keys made with synthetic resins or polymer fibres eventually become slippery with sweat from the pianist 's fingers after been played for a long time . |
| 9 | Rights have even been sold for a 3,000 copy Faroese edition of the Children 's Encyclopaedia — one copy per household in the Faroe Islands . |
| 10 | Smyth had earlier been booked for a nasty tackle on Cunningham . |
| 11 | Governor 's rule had initially been imposed for a maximum six-month period ( as provided for under the state Constitution ) on Jan. 19 [ see pp. 37183-84 ] . |