Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Orchard had been granted a rent for his ‘ good and praiseworthy service and counsel ’ in 1475 , and he was engaged as a contractor for several parts of the college buildings , including the great west window of the chapel to his own ‘ portraiture ’ ( design ) . |
| 2 | They were ragged and cowed , but they had been given a bed for the night and an enforced bath . |
| 3 | Barnes had been given the bird for an earlier kicking failure but he converted that try with such a fine kick that he felt entitled to make an equalising gesture to the crowd . |
| 4 | , business director of Courtaulds Aerospace in Germany , said it was the first time in the world that a chromate-free coating had been given the go-ahead for civil aircraft manufacture . |
| 5 | The British egg industry had been made a scapegoat for food poisoning by the Government . |
| 6 | The Boro 's second leading scorer felt he had been made a scapegoat for the home defeat by Watford . |
| 7 | We have all heard the stories of season ticket holders being found to stand for a match because someone else had been allocated a ticket for that seat . |
| 8 | Brabham eventually had his first success in his own car in the 1966 French Grand Prix , shortly before which he had been awarded the OBE for his services to the sport . |