Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As deputy chief of Sabah 's Institute for Development Studies , whose activities were viewed by the central government as a threat to the integrity of the Malaysian Federation , Ongkili had been held for 59 days under the Internal Security Act on suspicion of carrying out actions prejudicial to national security . |
| 2 | In fact , he was so happy with the idea that had come to him from the writer , Peter Shaffer , he began the serious rethink of his career which friends like Lance Percival had been thinking for some time was overdue . |
| 3 | If it was a turning point in terms of ‘ proving ’ the relationship , it also marked the change in image Kylie had been wanting for such a long time . |
| 4 | Jasper and Bert had been gone for ten days . |
| 5 | This second tranche of the SAF had been withheld for six months until Sri Lanka had agreed to the implementation of a policy framework paper outlining the conditions for the government 's stabilization programme . |
| 6 | This was the moment Lynch had been building for all his life . |
| 7 | The opening night of the Folies had been postponed for two days . |
| 8 | Throughout 1838 , Darwin had been allowing for Lyellian competitive defeats to extinguish some species before their predetermined ageing overcame them . |
| 9 | Tom Dreaper could not convince him that racing was a business to be taken seriously , and Foinavon had been sold for 2,000 guineas . |
| 10 | When she was most irritated by Caro 's holier-than-thou , most nearly offended by how stupid/insensitive Caro must think her , with her ‘ what a world you live in ’ , and was thinking ‘ How young , how predictable , how limited you are , ’ came the twist in the conversation , the unexpected note , that looking back along the line of the conversation , was the note Caro had been heading for all the time . |
| 11 | In his own way , Ted had been building for this moment too . |
| 12 | Gen. V. Dovgan , a senior military-industrial administrator , had been dismissed and stripped of his rank after it had been revealed that he informally approved the sale of the tanks to ANT , and Deputy Aviation Industry Minister Anatoly Bratukhin had been dismissed for gross violation of arms export regulations . |
| 13 | The Iranian consulate in Geneva had been occupied for four hours on Dec. 14 , 1988 , by opponents of the Tehran regime and evidence had been found that Tale had been collecting information on the Iranian exile community in Switzerland . |
| 14 | Manning Jackson had been fretting for several minutes . |
| 15 | Donald and Elinor had been talking for thirty minutes . |
| 16 | By the time he and Norman strode out to try to win the 1986 British Open , Bender had been caddying for eighteen years , having picked up his first serious bag when he was 18 years old . |
| 17 | Mrs Jonker , of Southport , said Miss Owen had been sacked for gross misconduct after written and verbal warnings . |
| 18 | And then , after he and Owen had been talking for some while , he crooked his finger and called over the boy who had seen |
| 19 | Originally , some 424 acres ( 170 hectares ) of land in Cramlington had been designated for industrial development . |
| 20 | Jesus , filled with the Spirit , goes off into the wilderness , the place where Israel had been tested for forty . |
| 21 | Professor Seymour-Strachey had been retired for some time now , and had left Grimsby . |
| 22 | After Miss Chalk had been retained for 5,000 guineas David said : ‘ I think my father is pleased . |
| 23 | During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 , in 1914 still within living memory , Paris had been besieged for four months and forced to surrender . |
| 24 | Henderson had been working for British secret services for 20 years , it was revealed last night . |
| 25 | Recently , Moore had been commentating for London-based Capital Radio at football matches , as well as working as a partner in a sports marketing company , preparing for the 1994 World Cup . |
| 26 | Dowd had been waiting for this man , Matthias McGann , to say his piece . |
| 27 | Jo and Ryan had been dating for six months and had progressed some way beyond parking now . |
| 28 | She and Caan had been separated for three years . |
| 29 | Carlson had been wondering for some time what was actually going on . |
| 30 | Barry had been divorced for twelve years , had been a member of Dateline but then had moved because of work . |