Example sentences of "been [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over here , there have been calls for the Guardian Angels to set up a chapter of Pink Angels . |
| 2 | There had been calls for the removal , even the court-martialling , of the general concerned , but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign . |
| 3 | There have been calls for the Bank to issue more debt at the short end , to take advantage of lower short rates . |
| 4 | There have also been calls for the government to reverse its post-war land drainage policy , which has severely reduced the number of wetlands that replenish underground water tables . |
| 5 | In the last fifty years there have been problems for the fishermen and most have become unemployed or moved to other jobs . |
| 6 | There have been fears for the future of Dangerfield Mills at Hawick since the spinning operation went into liquidation nearly 18 months ago . |
| 7 | There had been offers for the shop which his father had consistently turned down . |
| 8 | Hunter is transferring from Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth , where he and his wife Rae have been custodians for the last 10 years . |
| 9 | In the Waterside ward , where seven seats were available , compared to six in 1989 , there have been gains for the DUP and SDLP . |
| 10 | if it 's doing so well , oh and you would n't have been on that long under a Labour Government , of course , it would 've been jobs for the boys , they 'd 've slipped you in I 'm sure . |
| 11 | However , the prison sentences on the 61 , originally imposed for " hooliganism " , offending good manners and upsetting public order , had merely been annulled in February 1990 ; they were now formally reclassified as having been convictions for the political offence of " propaganda against the socialist system " . |