Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
| 2 | Funding has been obtained for a vocational exchange between catering students from Telford and Lyon in France . |
| 3 | The use of high dose ascorbic acid ( vitamin C ) has been advocated for a wide range of ailments for years . |
| 4 | This route has been earmarked for a possible future extension of the Midland Metro light rail transit system . |
| 5 | The yard has been earmarked for a complete overhaul by private developers . |
| 6 | Certainly it has been argued for a discrete stimulus trained as an occasion setter that subsequently presenting it alone will not produce a loss of occasion-setting power ( e.g. Rescorla 1986 ) ( but see also Ross 1983 ; Holland and Gory 1986 ) . |
| 7 | This very high degree of risk has been maintained for a long time as many studies over the past thirty years have shown . |
| 8 | A congested city has been selected for a detailed three month inquiry into its traffic problems . |
| 9 | As an example of discourse analysis data , it has been selected for a particular purpose . |
| 10 | This has been recognized for a long time . |
| 11 | A LIFEBOAT crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast . |
| 12 | A CD is a negotiable bearer instrument issued by a bank which certifies that a stated sum has been deposited for a specific time period at a particular interest rate . |
| 13 | This has been realized for a long time , and it is on record that John Dalton analysed the water supply for the firm of Sykes & Co. at Stockport and declared it suitable for the purpose . |
| 14 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
| 15 | Four times it has been birdied for a one-stroke victory , the most impressive being Sandy Lyle 's wonderful second shot from sand in 1988 . |
| 16 | A fresh application has been submitted for a 98-bedroom hotel near the A12 in Ipswich Road , Dedham . |
| 17 | my Lord I , I think it takes the view and probably not unreasonably that assuming good faith on the part of the disciplinary tribunal and assuming that there is er review by the courts , you will have complete objectivity and someone who has been excluded for a good reason , maybe fraud or something of that nature should not be competing in the first place , but he will not be excluded unreasonably and therefore if he was excluded unreasonably erm the fact of he 's exclusion could be anti competitive because it takes out of the market a player |
| 18 | It has been used for a wide variety of projects so far . |
| 19 | which again has been used for a long time on animals . |
| 20 | Woodblock has been used for a beautiful , yet practical , floorcovering . |
| 21 | THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award . |
| 22 | The homogeneity of the three groups has been reported for a wide variety of preoperative variables including age , sex , type of fluid , allergy , seasonal variation , radiographic determination of the size of the adenoids and postnasal space , and duration of preoperative loss of hearing . |
| 23 | • Jaguar and GKN 's joint venture car components plant under construction at Telford , Shropshire , has been approved for a European Investment Bank loan of £20 million . |
| 24 | A hunt has been launched for a German lorry driver who 's gone missing after arriving in England with a load of melons . |
| 25 | A hunt has been launched for a German lorry driver who 's gone missing after arriving in England with a load of melons . |
| 26 | Since no money has been drawn for a considerable number of years and interest has accrued at 7.5% per annum the fund now stands at around £1000 . |
| 27 | Since no money has been drawn for a considerable number of years and interest has accrued at 7.5% per annum the fund now stands at around £1000 . |
| 28 | The move marks a first step into Europe by Tesco , which has been tipped for a Euro deal for some time . |
| 29 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 30 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |