Example sentences of "[vb base] been [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | like if you ever work in a children 's ward you can always tell the children that 've been hospitalised for a great length of time cos you can do anything with them |
| 2 | Because these are so individually made , they 're rather like instruments which have been devised for a specific individual , and so to criticise them for details of design is hardly fair . |
| 3 | You and your wife have been separated for a continuous two-year period , and you both agree to the divorce . |
| 4 | There is a common expectation that mourners will visit the cemetery where the dead person 's body or ashes have been interred for a recognized period of time , attending to flowers at the grave and generally maintaining contact with the memory of the dead person . |
| 5 | ARRANGEMENTS have been finalised for a new Tyne , Tees , Wear Trophy for three six-dog events between Brough Park , Middlesbrough and Sunderland . |
| 6 | The good news is that plans have been made for a third building . |
| 7 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |
| 8 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |
| 9 | Examinations with a scanning electron microscope show that cowpeas that have been stored for a long time readily lose protein when soaked , whereas samples stored without soaking do not lose protein . |
| 10 | " No prahus can put to sea before the black goat of stability and the white cock of courage have been sacrificed for a safe journey . |
| 11 | MORE plans have been submitted for a new town centre shopping complex in Ipswich — just days after a major retailer announced it was pulling out of the town . |
| 12 | The two British fighters have been tipped for a multi-million pound British showdown since Bruno 's boxing licence was renewed 14 months ago , and the prospect gathered pace last week when Lewis was crowned WBC champion . |
| 13 | The in-service kind of erm activity is of course reflected in our , many of our courses , not merely in short courses , but in the fact that we run erm Masters courses , erm M As in Education of several kinds , and students in those courses are mainly teachers who have been released for a whole year to come and do a full-time course . |
| 14 | Will he further confirm that he and his right hon. and hon. Friends in the Scottish Office have been recommended for a Scottish tourism award for their determination to self-destruct in Scotland ? |
| 15 | Comparable findings have been reported for a dichotic listening task with children ( Harter-Craft , 1981 ) and for adult dual-task performance ( Hicks , 1975 , but see Wolff and Cohen , 1977 ) . |
| 16 | Of course , it should be remembered that s3 subjects the terms to which it applies to a test of reasonableness , and where individual terms have been varied for a particular customer ( situation ( a ) ) , or where the terms have been approved by a trade association ( situation ( b ) ) or negotiated between the parties ( situation ( e ) ) they are more likely to satisfy the test of reasonableness . |
| 17 | The modern bureaucracy is a hierarchical organization which is staffed by individuals who have been recruited for a full-time career within such organizations . |
| 18 | But few dogs make better companions than a well trained Shepherd , and they have been used for a wide variety of tasks , aside from their traditional role of protecting flocks of sheep . |
| 19 | Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury . |
| 20 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 21 | Mm detailed plans have been approved for a single storey dwelling in the garden on one of the houses condition on the surgery reverting to living accommodation , the houses would have considerable scope for use as offices subject to planning or paramedical use especially where large car parking areas are required , the whole is available at two hundred and fifty thousand pounds , but offers may be considered for number twenty five with the garden and parking area building plots to the agent |
| 22 | ‘ These events are occurring now because human rights have been violated for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Two 16-year-old process control trainees have been sponsored for a two-year college-based training course in Edinburgh . |