Example sentences of "have [been] [vb pp] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The data shown in the tables have been weighted to allow for the 50 Tory marginals ' over-representation in the total sample . |
| 2 | A number of mechanisms have been implicated to account for the adverse effect of thiazide diuretics on lipid metabolism , which include reduced lipoprotein lipase activity secondary to the decrease in insulin action ( Grimm et al , 1981 ) . |
| 3 | Over the last year ACET 's centres in Dundee , Edinburgh and Glasgow have been asked to care for a growing number needing practical help to stay at home . |
| 4 | Three firms of Mechanical Engineers have been asked to tender for the machinery and steelwork under conditions embodied in a Specification of Terms , a copy of which is hereto appended . |
| 5 | From the ‘ mini ’ , weighing as little as an amoeba or only one hundred-millionth of a kilogram ( unc kg ) to the ‘ supermassive ’ with a mass one thousand million times that of the Sun , they have been invoked to account for a wide range of cosmic phenomena . |
| 6 | Neither Scorton Village Hall , the local cafe nor the local police have been contacted by your organisation and I am puzzled about what arrangements have been made to provide for the arrival of scores of riders . |
| 7 | It is therefore not surprising that many variants of the interaction between stellar winds and molecular clouds have been explored to account for the differences from one H-H object to another . |
| 8 | Seventy have been given refugee status and 240 have been allowed to stay for a year after which their cases will be reviewed . |
| 9 | The likes of Terry Wogan , Michael Parkinson and Ernie Wise all have been known to clamour for a soul food supper in preference to other exotic foreign fare . |
| 10 | Various explanations have been advanced to account for the occupational rewards of professionals . |
| 11 | If you have been told to aim for a very precise figure , or have been following conventional height-to-weight charts , then you are almost definitely trying for an unrealistic weight . |