Example sentences of "been [adv] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inverted-U relationship has been empirically demonstrated for a number of different tasks ( e.g. Courts , 1942 ; Stennett , 1957 ; Bolanger & Feldman , described in Malmo 1959 ) , however , it is often regarded as a purely descriptive relationship rather than necessarily implying that arousal per se is affecting performance . |
| 2 | In Rotherham , ‘ [ t ] he specific grant has been successfully obtained for a list of improvements which includes : implementing a joint care programme approach to planning and providing services to users ’ , while in Bradford the demands of care programming and care management led to considerable investment in Information Technology : |
| 3 | Collocations ( and the concordances from which they are derived ) have been successfully used for a variety of linguistic purposes . |
| 4 | However , in parliamentary terms Mr Nelson has been long waiting for a call from a prime minister offering jobs . |
| 5 | Long before this , however , the groundwork has been well laid for a sense of personal autonomy that is not in conflict with attitudes of dependency ( since assistance is simply to be expected and does not , as we have seen , entail subordination ) and that persists throughout life . |
| 6 | Sch 2 provides that an employee who has been continuously employed for a period of not less than two years shall have , as at present , the right to postpone her return to work for up to 29 weeks — with the possibility of an extension of four weeks if there is incapacity and medical evidence . |
| 7 | But the Law Lords , applying European law , ruled that liability for a dismissal by a seller before a business transfer passes to the purchaser if the employee has been unfairly dismissed for a reason connected with the transfer . |
| 8 | Reading schemes have been heavily criticized for a range of reasons . |
| 9 | Chelsea have been actively looking for a replacement . |