Example sentences of "had been [verb] [verb] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 Brandon J. noted that Mareva injunctions had been made to provide security for the payment of any award which the plaintiff might obtain in the arbitration , and he saw ‘ no good reason ’ against this practice .
2 On July 7 the small Hural had been disbanded to make way for the Great Hural to act as the country 's new single-chamber legislative body .
3 On each occasion , every available manservant had been posted to keep watch for soldiers , and she knew that if ever there was a night Tristram should not come visiting , this was it .
4 Roman hair had been plaited to make hair for these gods .
5 According to analysts , Souto had been forced to take responsibility for recent revelations that several high-ranking officers were deeply implicated in a vast network dealing in stolen cars from Brazil and Argentina , most of which were being passed on for sale in Bolivia .
6 Polish radio reported on Oct. 16 that a bilateral agreement had been signed to provide compensation for victims of Nazi crimes .
7 The hijackers , who told reporters that they had been attempting to gain publicity for the pro-democracy cause in Myanma , pleaded guilty in Bangkok Criminal Court on Jan. 30 , 1990 .
8 An early fourth-century building had been demolished to make way for the wall , thus providing an approximate date for its construction .
9 A whole street of houses had been demolished to make way for the edifice looming above her , Isabel vaguely recalled hearing .
10 The previous occupant had been a Swiss merchant who had been evicted to make way for the English milord and his lady , and Jane had a suspicion that the Swiss , like all foreigners , harboured strange and filthy diseases .
11 The contract made no mention of this , but there was evidence that , in practice , he had been allowed to have petrol for private use .
12 It had been meant to give time for negotiation if there were problems about their proposed campaign .
13 Delaney had been told to hold Titron for forty-eight hours .
14 The new home for temporary shows allowed the European paintings and sculpture to reclaim their galleries , which had been emptied to make room for shows like ‘ Bazille ’ .
15 By this time the tiny west wing of the villa had been removed to make way for a gigantic conservatory , which has since disappeared .
16 The embarrassed staff related the sorry saga of how the seats had been removed to make way for cargo .
17 In the 1970s they had been required to obtain land for future projects , and they could hardly have been expected ? sell at such severely-depressed prices .
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