Example sentences of "have [been] [noun sg] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless , in both companies there has been scope for local initiative on the margin of national agreements , and at times in violation of them . |
| 2 | Both Nicaragua and Cuba have seen significant changes for women , but the Cuban example is particularly instructive , since there has been time for new gender roles to develop . |
| 3 | This is to ask whether there has been time for natural selection to specify the DNA present in the human genome . |
| 4 | The inadequacy of the rest will have been cause for serious concern in the England camp . |
| 5 | There had been publicity for occasional outbursts of violence and bad language or for shocking displays of sexuality , but there had never really been a significant breakthrough in terms of outspoken social statement . |
| 6 | Mr Heddle had been MP for Mid Staffordshire since 1983 , with a majority of 14,654 in 1987 . |