Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] had [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the demand for jam jars had been so great that even salvage dumps and cemeteries had been searched for extra supplies . |
| 2 | Gravier 's wife and child and parents had been waiting for him at Acapulco . |
| 3 | Mr Reynolds had an intravenous infusion and a central venous line ( see p.1 ) and fluids had been prescribed for both . |
| 4 | These solutions , which involved old technology , simply applied to the ocean freighter what railroads and truckers had been using for 30 years . |
| 5 | The first half was in Malta and the second half in Monsummano-Terme and arrangements had been made for David to fly out there with Ken Pitt and perform ‘ When I Live My Dream ’ , one of the songs on David 's first album . |
| 6 | Earlier , in the last week of March , 28 officers and civilians had been arrested for reportedly planning a coup against the government . |
| 7 | He said that , despite the fact that representatives of the Russian Parliament did not want them to be built and decisions had been taken for them not to be built , they were still being built because of the nature of the command economy that is being phased out . |
| 8 | Some 355 classes and courses had been provided for about 7,000 students in 110 WEA branches and thirty Student Groups . |
| 9 | He has already been stripped of all his posts , but hardliners had been pressing for a public trial on criminal charges , though this looks unlikely . |
| 10 | The Diggorys were long abed , and Hector shut up in her little room , but candles had been left for her by the front door . |