Example sentences of "been [verb] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon . |
| 2 | The good news is that plans have been made for a third building . |
| 3 | McKoy , having already been called back for one false start , would have been disqualified for a second offence — but he took full advantage of his head-start to pip Jackson for the gold . |
| 4 | Parliament elects a President for a four-year term ( the current President , Wee Kim Wee , having been re-elected for a second term in August 1989 — see below ) who appoints a Cabinet headed by a Prime Minister and responsible to Parliament . |
| 5 | Peter Purton , an executive member of the lesbian and gay rights campaign , said now the idea of a common age of consent had been supported for a fourth time , he hope that the leadership would finally accept the commitment and ensure it went into the manifesto . |
| 6 | They face another five years in opposition and Labour will have another inquest into why it has been rejected for a fourth time . |
| 7 | Since a Conservative government has been elected for a fourth term these developments will probably continue . |