Example sentences of "not been [vb pp] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That claim has not been borne out for today 's designs , but such contracts can not easily be broken . |
| 2 | About the year 1737 , were found in St Margaret 's church-yard , Westminster , in a dry gravelly soil , at the depth of about 18 feet , or less , which had not been broken up for above fifty years before , three entire fir coffins ; the two largest clampt together with iron , as boxes sometimes are . |
| 3 | At present about 85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific purposes in selected countries : unlucky countries that have not been singled out for earmarked money are vulnerable to savage cuts . |
| 4 | Elderly people have not been singled out for special consideration either , but for quite a different reason : their needs are broadly the same as those of younger adults , and specialist mental health services for elderly people are now developing all over the country as a direct response to the enormous growth in the numbers of people with dementia . |
| 5 | From the survey , it would seem that many bureaux which own the microfilm system find many uses for it within the bureau when it has not been taken out for an outreach advice session ; it is used for training purposes in order to demonstrate access to and use of information in CAB advice work and it is also used for giving talks to outside groups . |
| 6 | Sotheby 's will be hoping that their clients ' wallets have not been laid up for the winter together with their yachts . |