Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time . |
2 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
3 | The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example . |
4 | A LIFEBOAT crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast . |
5 | The Redcar crew have already been honoured for a daring rescue earlier this year . |
6 | She had been intended for a respectable life . |
7 | This has been recognized for a long time . |
8 | You would have been forgiven for a knowing smile then , but now acid rain is no laughing matter . |
9 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
10 | Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon . |
11 | A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank . |
12 | Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award . |
13 | Rule 5 The module version has been nominated for a greater period than the nomination latency set in the configuration file . |
14 | THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award . |
15 | London Ambulance Service workers claimed the system crash last October led to people 's deaths , but yesterday 's document said an examination of 26 cases considered by coroners ' courts showed the LAS had not been blamed for a single death . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 ? |
18 | The homogeneity of the three groups has been reported for a wide variety of preoperative variables including age , sex , type of fluid , allergy , seasonal variation , radiographic determination of the size of the adenoids and postnasal space , and duration of preoperative loss of hearing . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | The move marks a first step into Europe by Tesco , which has been tipped for a Euro deal for some time . |
21 | He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time . |
22 | Smyth had earlier been booked for a nasty tackle on Cunningham . |
23 | Cripps , Laski and Strauss , who had been booked for a speaking tour in " Labour 's Crusade Week " , refused to continue their tour until Mellor had been endorsed . |
24 | This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person . |
25 | Cesar appears to have been destined for a clerical career from the start . |
26 | has been re-appointed for a further year as part-time member of AEA Board . |
27 | The nexus appears to have been made for a sufficient number of the laity , as those who eventually voted in the referendum voted in favour of inscribing an appropriate anti-abortion clause in the constitution . |
28 | The good news is that plans have been made for a third building . |
29 | Four times it has been birdied for a one-stroke victory , the most impressive being Sandy Lyle 's wonderful second shot from sand in 1988 . |
30 | That means programs have still not been written for a whole range of complex new tasks that GPs will be asked to do . |