Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Timetables have not yet been adjusted for the higher performance of the Class 158s and the journey time to London remains at about 5 hours . |
| 2 | Much of this work has been done for the larger national and international companies . |
| 3 | The north-east has been transformed for the better , not least by the flow of inward investment and the diversification that has taken place . |
| 4 | He got up and went to stand by the tall , ornate fireplace where a fire had now been lit for the cooler evening to come . |
| 5 | Some aspects of the methods of containing local government expenditure introduced by the Conservative governments in the early 1980s have been left for the later chapter on intergovernmental relations . |
| 6 | His bullying tactics had always been reserved for the weaker sex , Virginia guessed bitterly . |
| 7 | The price which has been paid for the lower rate of tax on income has been the additional National Insurance charge and also the locking up of the profits in excess of the salary of £43,500 as retained profit in the company . |
| 8 | Some of the policies have now , grudgingly , been changed for the better . |