Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 In patient 10 , who had been operated on for a bleeding ulcer seven years previously , a gastric lymphoma was diagnosed on the basis of biopsy specimens .
2 Earlier , with just seconds remaining of normal time , Mark Hughes had been sent off for a second bookable offence and his team mates then produced a magnificent display of courageous football to keep themselves in this tie .
3 Controls comprised 21 patients with ileal pouches constructed during the same period who had been followed up for a mean duration of 43 months ( range 15–119 months ) and who had had endoscopies that showed no evidence of active inflammation .
4 Some of the manuscript has been saved because it had been printed off for a friend to proof-read .
5 It proved to be a surprisingly accurate account of what in the event did happen , and is outlined here to illustrate the way in which , in one corner of Oxfordshire , changes which had been argued over for a decade could be effected in a relatively short time .
6 But her deep tanned face had been lived in for a fistful of decades .
7 He said Mrs Mawdsley 's husband phoned him the following evening to say she had seen her doctor and had been signed off for a month .
8 There was a table beside it and a pipe lay on top as if it had been left just for a moment .
9 Mr Hrawi said no decision had been taken yet for a military showdown .
10 Mr Hrawi said no decision had been taken yet for a military showdown .
11 I realized that this was the same place Brian and I had been held in for a week in May 1988 before going to the Pit .
12 This was a house where four IRA men , surrounded by the police , had been holed up for a number of days .
13 Secondary education had been provided only for a minority .
14 The last day had been set aside for a hunting trip , a full day out in the field , putting into practice , hopefully , all we had learned .
15 An evening had been set aside for a get-together of the Branch 's top 50 clients to promote Special Savings Accounts .
16 Peter Tomlinson , inexperienced in television terms , had been brought in for a key " anchor " role and I could appreciate the excessive pressure on him .
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