Example sentences of "been the [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The back-to-back Grand Slam and a place in the final of the World Cup in November have been the triggers for a vast increase in recruitment . |
| 2 | But their case has been the catalyst for a bitter political row , raising fundamental questions about society 's ability to deal adequately with racial violence . |
| 3 | He admitted that he thought electors were sick of what seemed like endless campaigning , but for the last two weeks his home has been the headquarters for a hectic campaign office . |
| 4 | It is also our intention — this differs from what has been the case for a long time — that they will be fully manned units . |
| 5 | The most feverish area of research in snowboarding for the past few years has been the quest for an improved binding system — in particular a releasable binding that works . |
| 6 | It should have been the signal for a resounding runaway triumph in the second half especially after a Niall Quinn header also hit the woodwork . |
| 7 | There are situations where the general expectation is that sex may have been the motive for a murderous assault . |
| 8 | The chimney stack of a small steamer , the slanted gaffs of fishing boats returned from the morning catch , the furled booms of others , moored and idle , bisected his segment of sky ; framed by the blind like a holy picture fringed with handmade paper lace , it could have been the setting for a miraculous landfall of a saint 's body . |