Example sentences of "been [verb] for [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Later it was found that its policies in relation to Polish territorial claims had been formulated for it by the Comintern as a way of weakening Poland . |
| 2 | erm Has that been a concern of unions , or has it been other sorts of organisations that have been pressing for them over the years ? |
| 3 | Beside him sat a man of such immense proportions that Eddie Stratton wondered how he could ever fit into the seat that had been booked for him on the flight to Heathrow , scheduled to leave in forty minutes ' time . |
| 4 | An office has been prepared for you in the Kremlin . |
| 5 | The obelisk was nearly completed , and a place had been prepared for it near the south pylon of the Temple of Ptah ; the barge which had brought it had long since returned to the quarries upriver . |
| 6 | Everything had been going so well this time ; leaving Glasgow on Saturday anticipation had been high , Amanda had even been waiting for him on the pavement outside her flat . |
| 7 | Although the citadel had been rebuilt by the Emperor Gia Long in 1802 , its palaces and temples had been designed and constructed faithfully in the style favoured by China 's Ming emperors and at the entrance to the Dai Noi , the Imperial City itself , Tran Van Hieu had been waiting for him in the shadow of the Ngo Mon , the " Bull Gate " roofed in gold tiles like the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Peking . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 9 | Liston and company were out on the lawn behind the house , where an old-fashioned wrought-iron table and some matching chairs had been set for them in the evening sunlight . |
| 10 | I was running the wrong race ; I should never have been entered for it in the first place . |
| 11 | The Diggorys were long abed , and Hector shut up in her little room , but candles had been left for her by the front door . |
| 12 | I am pleased to inform you that a place has been reserved for you on the above course . |
| 13 | Mr Davidson 's father , Robert Snr , said Mrs Holmes had been working for him for the last eight years . |