Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result of the changes Richard Prebble , who had been dismissed for disloyalty in November 1988 by David Lange , Palmer 's predecessor [ see p. 36294 ] , returned to the government . |
| 2 | Even her departure had been delayed for weeks for want of the funds necessary to fit out her ship and escort . |
| 3 | Many developments have been delayed for years pending completion of new or improvements to existing sewage works . |
| 4 | Such a performance can only have been intended for entertainment in a programme of venationes and gladiatorial combats . |
| 5 | Gloucester claimed that the weapons had been intended for use against him , a story that he was later to use in an attempt to have the captured Woodvilles executed , although Mancini comments that no one took it seriously . |
| 6 | Gloucester claimed that the weapons had been intended for use against him , a story that he was later to use in an attempt to have the captured Woodvilles executed , although Mancini comments that no one took it seriously . |
| 7 | They have been radiocarbon dated to about the 9th or 10th centuries AD and seem to have been intended for use in ceremonies associated with an important priest . |
| 8 | Aldicarb , a pesticide used to control mites and nematodes that damage crops , has been withdrawn for use on bananas . |
| 9 | For comparison , of the 27 homosexual men who seroconverted none had suffered from bacterial pneumonia , nor had any participant been treated for complications of his HIV infection . |
| 10 | Capriati has been courted for months by IMG , whose promotion , coupled with success on court , will bring their teenage client millions of dollars . |
| 11 | Sociolinguists who present their data using the simple graphs and frequency tables popularized by Labov in his early work have often been criticized for lack of statistical sophistication . |
| 12 | However , the Board has been criticized for over-concentration on economic development at the expense of social development ( Carter 1974 ) . |
| 13 | The study has been criticized for incompleteness of data , but it was a major step forward , and the results obtained were so positive that further research was stimulated . |
| 14 | But by 1983 sales had been arranged for part of Britoil , Associated British Ports , Amersham International , shares in BP , and the NEB 's shareholdings ( Table 8.2 ) . |
| 15 | Less well known perhaps are the systems which have been developed for assessment in the workplace . |
| 16 | Instrumentation development A remotely operated horizontal shear-wave source has been developed for use on the sea bed . |
| 17 | Thus , tests for organisms such as E coli and Shigella have been developed for use on drinking water supplies . |
| 18 | Self-instructional programmes have been developed for use with the MEDIATRON unit . |
| 19 | So far , compounds with less chlorine have been developed for use in commercial and domestic refrigeration units . |
| 20 | Deck beam had been developed for use in shipbuilding and was patented in 1844 by James Kennedy and Thomas Vernon of Liverpool . |
| 21 | The information ( about approximately 5,000 individuals ) has been stored in one computer file which has been developed for ease of access . |
| 22 | Langside 's programme for the general SVQ in technology at level II has been developed for pupils at two local schools , St Ninian 's High School and Woodfarm High School . |
| 23 | The Holgate school is a split-site Comprehensive in Hucknall , Nottinghamshire Information skills curricula have been developed for pupils throughout the school and are closely linked to the use of new technology . |
| 24 | A similar explanation has been given for imbalances in the rodent fauna from the Pliocene at Laetoli , Tanzania ( Denys , 1985,1986 ) . |
| 25 | When the aircraft took off , at last , with a mere 18 missiles , no clearance had been given for overflights between Tel Aviv and Tehran . |
| 26 | An explanation has been given for aggregation in the dark in terms of a simple behavioural response . |
| 27 | Of the seven who were dead , two had been referred for consideration of liver transplantation . |
| 28 | Two thirds of Brazilian Amazonia ( 3.8 million sq kms ) have been designated for development by the end of this century . |
| 29 | Such large quantities of water have been diverted for irrigation of the crop that the rivers which once ran into the sea no longer reach it . |
| 30 | It is important to note , however , that the categories used in the Rolfe and Will lists may have been assigned for reasons of literary expediency , rather than as the result of rigorous classification . |