Example sentences of "they have [been] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've been specifically made for the over-35s , and some contain vitamin E and sunscreens to moisturise and protect skins from ultra-violet rays . |
| 2 | They 've been there to search for something — whatever — they thought she had . |
| 3 | Three of the drivers concerned had argued that they had been unfairly selected for redundancy because there were drivers with less service who had been retained at other quarries . |
| 4 | They had been about to leave for Mass when Una had suddenly taken ill . |
| 5 | They have been widely used for over a hundred and fifty years . |
| 6 | Bureaux in the main are not purpose-built and even if they have been especially partitioned for the purpose-built and even if usually enough total space to consider the ergonomics of advice work . |