Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] [noun prp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Wasim , though has been reprimanded by Lancashire for comments attributed to him in this book . |
2 | The national referendum absorbed a separate vote on the deal which had already been arranged in Quebec for Oct. 26 . |
3 | Their analysis may not go any deeper than that , but it is expressed in a way which impresses Letterman , a sort of passionate commitment to the power of the idea which he has — subversively — been advocating in Hollywood for years . |
4 | Farmhouse cheese has been made in Lancashire for centuries . |
5 | Since bananas have not been seen in Romania for years and many children have never eaten one before , they sell quickly . |
6 | BTW has n't the Norwich game been moved to Monday for SKY ? |
7 | FM118 's remains are the property of the Nanton Lancaster Society , but have been offered to Bernie for restoration . |
8 | But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’ |
9 | According to PA , a fee of 2.75 million has been agreed with Blackburn for David Batty . |
10 | Barn owls have been declining in Britain for years as hedges where their food lives are ripped out . |
11 | The waste had originally been exported to Belgium for reprocessing , in contravention of both countries ' laws . |
12 | Neile 's particular contribution was the provision of the longest and most powerful telescopes that had been produced in England for Ward 's observatory at Wadham , and these were used by Wren in developing his theory of Saturn 's rings . |
13 | The class continued throughout the war and into the post-war years , with Molly , Edith and Peggy as teachers , and any number and variety of halls as venue , one of which had been used by Pavolva for practice . |
14 | Consequently they have been short of riders for their opening British League Division One matches , and for last night 's rained off home meeting with Wolverhampton they were due to use David Norris , who has been sold to Eastbourne for £15,000 , and use the rider replacement facility for Shirra . |
15 | There is another board game called Go which has been played in China for millennia . |
16 | Bronze , an alloy of mainly copper and tin , could be polished until it looked almost like gold , and the technique of making it had been known in Britain for centuries . |
17 | Whizz Kids 3 , designs of borders with co-ordinating wallcoverings , have been introduced by Forbo-Kingfisher for kids who are really on the move . |
18 | Fishing is let each year to the same people , many of whom have been coming to Brora for decades . |
19 | ADVENTURE-seeking Britons have been flocking to Israel for years to sample communal living on a kibbutz . |
20 | Americans and Japanese have been collecting in Antarctica for years . |
21 | However , perhaps to counteract accusations of being overdependent on Soviet gas , a deal has also been concluded with Denmark for gas from the North Sea , although the contract is not a large one . |
22 | Pasta has been eaten in Italy for centuries and there are records of the ancient Etruscans eating laganon , or sheets of pasta that we now call lasagne . |
23 | The first European Prix Galien has been awarded to Glaxo for ondansetron ( Zofran ) its novel 5-HT3 anatagonist . |
24 | He says that it is a sad fact that many early RDS receivers failed to perform even basic tasks adequately , and many people have been put off RDS for life because of : ‘ experiences with receivers that performed inadequately and which failed to live up to the promises the broadcasters made for them ’ . |
25 | They are related to corresponding breeds in Norway , Finland and the USSR and have been bred in Sweden for centuries . |
26 | It is believed that these clothes have been taken to Malta for comparison with items purchased there which were found in the suitcase containing the bomb . |
27 | It is also very effective and has been practised in Holland for centuries . |
28 | One of the rebel leaders , former Maj. Hugo Abete , who along with several of the other mutineers had also been pardoned by Menem for involvement in previous rebellions , claimed that as they still recognised Menem as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces their action could not be described as a " coup " . |
29 | Sterling bonds have been traded in London for centuries ; they have been issued by commercial undertakings , by foreign governments and their agencies and above all by the British government . |
30 | And why has King James 's body not been returned to Scotland for burial ? ’ |