Example sentences of "[been] [verb] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench .
2 The gallery ‘ gelbe MUSIK ’ has been catering for the specialists and the curious for ten years and celebrates its anniversary this spring .
3 The results of applying the market model to these data are shown in Fig. 6.7 , where the ex-post returns have been plotted against betas which have been adjusted for the changes in the cash holdings of the unit trusts : Ward and Saunders argue that these managerial decisions are particularly important in determining unit trust performance .
4 Neighbourhood Watch A meeting has been arranged for the residents in Baberton Crescent and the scheme should be operational in a short time .
5 Neighbourhood Watch A meeting has been arranged for the residents in Baberton Crescent and the scheme should be operational in a short time .
6 It had apparently been arranged for the drugs to be delivered to a warehouse in Bristol .
7 Although the steaming has been arranged for the Lions , the museum will be open as normal to other visitors .
8 A cheese ‘ n ‘ wine evening has been arranged for the co-ordinators of the existing neighbourhood watch branches in the Village Hall on Monday , 28th September at 7.30 pm .
9 A cheese ‘ n ‘ wine evening has been arranged for the co-ordinators of the existing neighbourhood watch branches in the Village Hall on Monday , 28th September at 7.30 pm .
10 Against Sartre 's claim to establish Marxism 's truth philosophically , Althusser reasoned that if Marxism is a science , then the history of Marxism ought to conform to the kind of history that had been developed for the sciences .
11 no , I 'd voiced my concern and I understood the instruction had been given for the brochures or for that particular part of the brochure to be withdrawn and
12 If , on the other hand , ‘ domicile ’ had the meaning which that term had been given for the purposes of the application of the Brussels Convention , it must be assimilated to residence .
13 As an amateur jockey Pip has had eight National hunt wins this season and had been challenging for the Ladies Championship .
14 Five years The tenant 's right to compensation under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s37 , may be excluded or modified by agreement unless : ( 1 ) during the whole of the five years immediately preceding the date on which the tenant , under a tenancy to which the Act applies is to quit the holding , premises being or comprised in the holding have been occupied for the purposes of a business carried on by the occupier or for those and other purposes ; and ( 2 ) if , during those five years , there was a change in the occupier of the premises , the new occupier was a successor to the business carried on by the old occupier ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1958 , s38(2) , ( 3 ) ) .
15 Fourteen years The tenant will be entitled ( in certain circumstances ) to compensation under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s37 , equal to the production of the appropriate multiplier and twice the rateable value of the holding if : ( 1 ) during the whole of the fourteen years immediately preceding the termination of his tenancy , premises being or comprised in the holding have been occupied for the purposes of a business carried on by the occupier or for those and other purposes ; and ( 2 ) if during those fourteen years , there was a change in the occupier of the premises , the new occupier was the successor to the business carried on by the old occupier ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s37(2) , ( 3 ) ) .
16 You know , he 's been picked for the conservatives to stand has he ?
17 A full diary of engagements has been booked for the months ahead .
18 Outings to Ayresome Park and the Beamish Museum have also been organised for the visitors , who were welcomed at St Edward 's yesterday by Middlesbrough Mayor Eddie Bolland .
19 But all the same , Sara had not been prepared for the girls ' curiosity about Matthew .
20 Obviously , the pitch had been prepared for the spinners , but since West Indies had prepared many of their own pitches for their speed merchants they could hardly complain .
21 Well as I understand it the er these lawyers for the defendants took the view that as all the statements had been prepared for the police complaints authority investigation , public immunity er yes er public interest immunity attached to them .
22 He must have been looking for the keys .
23 Nothing had been done for the women who were exploited by prostitution .
24 In a letter to the London gallery , The Edge , a DTI official stated that details of the case had been passed to Customs and Excise for them to consider whether an offence had occurred as a licence had not been granted for the photographs in the current exhibition .
25 ‘ In my opinion the sums expended have been applied for the purposes authorized by Parliament and the account properly presents the expenditure and receipts … for the year ended … ‘
26 We were told that although up to this point no account had been made for the effects of new policies , the counties were at liberty to estimate the effects of new policies — either theirs or the Government 's via planning policy guidance and the work of development agencies , TECs etc .
27 The profession had already been reviewing the role of the pension scheme actuary and this groundwork will be useful in responding to the calls which have been made for the professionals involved in pension funds , including actuaries , to play a stronger role .
28 ‘ But the important thing at this stage is that the right decision has been made for the athletes .
29 No such efforts had been made for the children who preferred to be white or by those parents who brought up their children ‘ entirely white ’ .
30 They separated and , on their joint application for divorce , the Family Court of Australia granted a decree nisi and expressed itself satisfied that proper arrangements had been made for the children 's welfare , namely , that they would live with their mother during the week and be supervised by the father at weekends .
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