Example sentences of "and [noun pl] have been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Runners and riders have been selected for the new Permanent Secretarial jobs and buildings earmarked to house them , their masters and the unsung legions of civil servants doing new jobs almost overnight . |
| 2 | Syrian forces , Lebanese troops , and militiamen have been poised for a week for an attack to seize the palace . |
| 3 | Syrian forces , Lebanese troops , and militiamen have been poised for a week for an attack to seize the palace . |
| 4 | And plans have been revealed for a £16 million shopping market as part of the redevelopment scheme for Gloucester Docks . |
| 5 | As my hon. Friend rightly said , the construction of the 08 , the fourth boat , is currently under way and authorities have been given for the long lead items . |
| 6 | Local people and organizations have been complaining for years about high levels of tritium found in groundwater , drinking water and in milk from local dairies . |
| 7 | As members will be aware , the Local Government Regions and Districts have been known for some time , and the areas of the Sheriffdoms were published at the beginning of the year . |
| 8 | And the demand for jam jars had been so great that even salvage dumps and cemeteries had been searched for extra supplies . |
| 9 | As you will know the local residents and visitors have been pressing for a footpath along Gubberford Lane for many years . |
| 10 | Many organisations and companies have been approached for support , with a measure of success . |
| 11 | Gravier 's wife and child and parents had been waiting for him at Acapulco . |
| 12 | Plato was not alone in believing that some kind of physical change must occur in the brain when information is stored in memory , and neuroscientists have been looking for Plato 's ‘ wax tablet ’ without success since the beginning of this century . |
| 13 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 14 | Mr Reynolds had an intravenous infusion and a central venous line ( see p.1 ) and fluids had been prescribed for both . |
| 15 | The Scholarships , Grants and Awards have been strengthened for 1993 with the addition of several new ones . |
| 16 | These solutions , which involved old technology , simply applied to the ocean freighter what railroads and truckers had been using for 30 years . |
| 17 | The first half was in Malta and the second half in Monsummano-Terme and arrangements had been made for David to fly out there with Ken Pitt and perform ‘ When I Live My Dream ’ , one of the songs on David 's first album . |
| 18 | Earlier , in the last week of March , 28 officers and civilians had been arrested for reportedly planning a coup against the government . |
| 19 | He said that , despite the fact that representatives of the Russian Parliament did not want them to be built and decisions had been taken for them not to be built , they were still being built because of the nature of the command economy that is being phased out . |
| 20 | The tax price index measures the amount of gross income needed to maintain a level standard of living once taxes , national insurance and prices have been allowed for . |
| 21 | The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time . |
| 22 | Some 355 classes and courses had been provided for about 7,000 students in 110 WEA branches and thirty Student Groups . |
| 23 | Professor Davies , Dr S G Wheatcroft and others have been engaged for over ten years in a study of Soviet industrialisation , with special reference to the crucial years 1926-1937 in which the foundations of the present economic system were established . |
| 24 | A 7 day tour to Poland , open to CIT members , spouses , and colleagues has been arranged for the first week of July , boasting a programme , both transport orientated and cultural . |