Example sentences of "[vb infin] been for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The only cost would have been for the satellite transmission , which would have been shared . ’ |
2 | Could n't have been for the sex if Rose is to be believed , so must have wanted you for dinner . ’ |
3 | To insist upon the inquest in these circumstances could only have been for the purpose of procuring a rapping over the knuckles in public of that authority and/or a convenient means of obtaining evidence for a subsequent claim against it . |
4 | It is interesting to speculate what the consequences would have been for the curriculum if his view had prevailed . |
5 | The various cups and horns in graves may have been for the consumption of alcoholic liquid , including beor , ealu , medu and win ( Fell 1975 ) . |
6 | The procedure would have been for the pilot to pull a handle , situated between his legs , which jettisoned the canopy while activating a rocket that fired his seat and that of his navigator clear of the plane . |
7 | This is not entirely correct , as the only compensation would have been for the damage caused by the armed robbery . |
8 | The better approach would have been for the company to insist that an express term was inserted into the contract to the effect that the computer to be acquired must be compatible with the existing equipment . |
9 | Yes , the difference of course is that in two day cricket you ca n't necessarily guarantee a result er and forcing wins was what we did n't quite manage to do , it was er it was a season of what might have been for the County Cricket Club er a very good season but not quite as successful as last year . |
10 | Worse still would have been for the republic to wriggle out of its predicament , most likely by appointing de Gaulle as an emergency premier so as to appease the army . |
11 | On occasion , strong political interest could push a young man forward much more rapidly than could have been for the good of the service . |
12 | He could even appreciate how tricky a situation this must have been for the DIA , although it did little to ease his sense of injury . |