Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new system for arranging Eurobond issues is derived from the way new issues have been done in the US for many years . |
| 2 | Under the law , there is no truancy if a child has the school 's permission to be absent or if his/her absence from school is occasioned by : sickness of the child ( not of his/her parent ) ; or unavoidable cause affecting the child and generally involving an emergency ; or a day of religious observance ; or ‘ the school … is not within walking distance … and no suitable arrangements have been made by the LEA for ( the child 's ) transport … or for boarding accommodation ’ . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , statistics have been produced by the FPSC for the countries in the European Community and a tentative ‘ league ’ table of one parent families produced . |
| 4 | Windsor chairs have been produced in the Chilterns for well over 200 years in an enormous variety of types : double bows , smoker 's bows , lath backs and scroll backs to name but a few . |
| 5 | They have been used in the UK for many years and legislation allows the addition of 5 per cent of CBE fats ( about 15 per cent of the fat phase ) , and the product can still be called chocolate . |
| 6 | Elvers were traditionally eaten by local Gloucestershire people and have been netted in the Severn for hundreds of years . |
| 7 | It can be speculated that the informants recruited in Operation Ward may have been known to the IRA for months or even years . |
| 8 | The benefits of short-term machinery hire have been known in the UK for some time . |
| 9 | Considerable assistance has been provided by the HIDB for fish farming . |
| 10 | ‘ Bear in mind that I gave my evidence after Blissett had been charged by the FA for a serious breach of the laws of the game — and the experienced commission of inquiry , which conducted a rigorous investigation into the incident , cleared him . |
| 11 | Police Registration for non EC students is £30 ( All Non Commonwealth students — other than EC Nationals — over the age of 16 who have been admitted to the UK for a period longer than 6 months are required to register with the police . ) |
| 12 | An extradition warrant had been issued in the USA for a fourth defendant , the former Guinness director Thomas Ward , who was a US citizen . |
| 13 | Whenever a claim is presented for damage to the craft occasioned abroad , and the craft has been returned to the U.K. for repair , it must be carefully checked that this period has not been exceeded — and especially that the craft is not being left at a holiday destination for a prolonged period . |
| 14 | The exports included 96 tons of DDT , which has been banned in the US for 20 years . |