Example sentences of "has been [verb] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A police helicopter has been called in to search for an armed robber who 's raided five petrol stations in three weeks . |
| 2 | Once a decision has been made not to aim for ‘ irrevocably fixed exchange rates ’ , the ERM loses all point and credibility . |
| 3 | Last night , the town hall 's planning department confirmed the letter has been received merely asking for advice . |
| 4 | A crass hybrid of the profit-motive and art has been shown not to work for anyone . |
| 5 | A wide range of factors has been put forward to account for the urban-rural shift and its phasing over time ( Champion , 1987b ) . |
| 6 | The boy I know has been brought up to want for nothing , and has been raised a staunch Catholic . |