Example sentences of "had [be] [verb] for such " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was probably the first time he had been asked for such a drink , despite his long years of service . |
| 2 | If it was a turning point in terms of ‘ proving ’ the relationship , it also marked the change in image Kylie had been wanting for such a long time . |
| 3 | The official New China News agency ( Xinhua ) reported that in the first nine months of the year 11,503 people had been arrested for such crimes . |
| 4 | Labour attempted to pre-empt any jobs package by stressing yesterday that it had been pressing for such measures since before Christmas . |
| 5 | For a long time the industrious Bavarians had been preparing for such an attack . |