Example sentences of "have been [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because these are so individually made , they 're rather like instruments which have been devised for a specific individual , and so to criticise them for details of design is hardly fair . |
| 2 | You and your wife have been separated for a continuous two-year period , and you both agree to the divorce . |
| 3 | There is a common expectation that mourners will visit the cemetery where the dead person 's body or ashes have been interred for a recognized period of time , attending to flowers at the grave and generally maintaining contact with the memory of the dead person . |
| 4 | ARRANGEMENTS have been finalised for a new Tyne , Tees , Wear Trophy for three six-dog events between Brough Park , Middlesbrough and Sunderland . |
| 5 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |
| 6 | I HAVE been treated for a particular medical condition since childhood . |
| 7 | Examinations with a scanning electron microscope show that cowpeas that have been stored for a long time readily lose protein when soaked , whereas samples stored without soaking do not lose protein . |
| 8 | Yes , but I mean erm excuse me erm there are a lot of people who have been saying for a long time , the council are dragging their heels and they 're not doing anything . |
| 9 | " No prahus can put to sea before the black goat of stability and the white cock of courage have been sacrificed for a safe journey . |
| 10 | MORE plans have been submitted for a new town centre shopping complex in Ipswich — just days after a major retailer announced it was pulling out of the town . |
| 11 | The government said that it was clear that Mr Athulathmudali was yet another victim of the Tigers , who for more than a decade have been fighting for a separate Tamil state on the island . |
| 12 | ‘ I have been waiting for a long time to get my hands on this one ’ , a review of Nicolson by Kingsley Amis began . |
| 13 | ‘ For many years we have been waiting for a mighty star to appear in the heavens and now it has . |
| 14 | The two British fighters have been tipped for a multi-million pound British showdown since Bruno 's boxing licence was renewed 14 months ago , and the prospect gathered pace last week when Lewis was crowned WBC champion . |
| 15 | The in-service kind of erm activity is of course reflected in our , many of our courses , not merely in short courses , but in the fact that we run erm Masters courses , erm M As in Education of several kinds , and students in those courses are mainly teachers who have been released for a whole year to come and do a full-time course . |
| 16 | Will he further confirm that he and his right hon. and hon. Friends in the Scottish Office have been recommended for a Scottish tourism award for their determination to self-destruct in Scotland ? |
| 17 | Comparable findings have been reported for a dichotic listening task with children ( Harter-Craft , 1981 ) and for adult dual-task performance ( Hicks , 1975 , but see Wolff and Cohen , 1977 ) . |
| 18 | Of course , it should be remembered that s3 subjects the terms to which it applies to a test of reasonableness , and where individual terms have been varied for a particular customer ( situation ( a ) ) , or where the terms have been approved by a trade association ( situation ( b ) ) or negotiated between the parties ( situation ( e ) ) they are more likely to satisfy the test of reasonableness . |
| 19 | The modern bureaucracy is a hierarchical organization which is staffed by individuals who have been recruited for a full-time career within such organizations . |
| 20 | But few dogs make better companions than a well trained Shepherd , and they have been used for a wide variety of tasks , aside from their traditional role of protecting flocks of sheep . |
| 21 | The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35-hour working week , but the deal at NEI — a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce — would satisfy their claim for a two-hour reduction in the working week . |
| 22 | Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury . |
| 23 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 24 | Mm detailed plans have been approved for a single storey dwelling in the garden on one of the houses condition on the surgery reverting to living accommodation , the houses would have considerable scope for use as offices subject to planning or paramedical use especially where large car parking areas are required , the whole is available at two hundred and fifty thousand pounds , but offers may be considered for number twenty five with the garden and parking area building plots to the agent |
| 25 | For some who have been caring for a dependent relative for many years the problems involved are only too familiar . |
| 26 | You learn by doing , because you have been talking for a long time . |
| 27 | I myself would seemingly represent the environmental lobby , but there have been others , many ex-members of Harwell , who have been campaigning for a long time now , many years , to get these reactors shut down , and it has just been a very long slog , and eventually the truth has had to come to light to shut these reactors down . |
| 28 | ‘ These events are occurring now because human rights have been violated for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Two 16-year-old process control trainees have been sponsored for a two-year college-based training course in Edinburgh . |