Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The long term view that is required for mineral exploitation means that planning permissions have generally been given for a working with a long life commonly not less than fifteen years , and , on occasion , up to sixty years . |
| 32 | Members heard funding had been given for a fourth ear , nose and throat surgeon . |
| 33 | Permission has been given for an 18-hole golf course at the Redworth Hall Hotel , near Heighington . |
| 34 | Invariably the cases studied had been referred for a variety of concerns and worries about the children but there was no unequivocal evidence that the children were abused according to any definition . |
| 35 | A barricade of flagstones prised up from the floor had been erected for a final stand and the Collector , snatching a moment to look back towards it , was dismayed to see that the other party was already behind it , thus leaving himself and his men exposed on the flank . |
| 36 | In addition aid money from the food programme , which by 1989 was worth $1,300 million per year to Iraq in loan guarantees , was channelled through the Atlanta branch of the Italian-owned Banca Nazionale del Lavoro , officials of which had been indicted for a separate multi-million dollar fraud involving arms for Iraq in 1989 [ see pp. 37425-26 ] . |
| 37 | Later Seddon telephoned to tell me that a young man — actually a volunteer from the Metropolitan police — had duly appeared at Southend , and had been remanded for a week . |
| 38 | Julian Farrand , the insurance ombudsman , has been reappointed for a further two-year term from 1 January 1993 . |
| 39 | Moving right up to date , Johnny is now signed to Virgin 's Point Blank label , and his first release — titled ‘ Let Me In ’ — has already been nominated for a Grammy award . |
| 40 | The play , by Belfast writer Maria Jones , is aimed at children with special needs , and the production has been nominated for a Belfast Telegraph EMA Award for best production of 1992 . |
| 41 | Rule 5 The module version has been nominated for a greater period than the nomination latency set in the configuration file . |
| 42 | THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award . |
| 43 | Mr Depardieu had been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 44 | Now that she 's been nominated for an Oscar , it would be natural for there to be competition between them . |
| 45 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 46 | Current release Howard 's End , in which he plays an evil father , also has been nominated for an Oscar . |
| 47 | Pilots have complained that airlines force them to work long hours , new jets are being grounded or sent back to the manufacturers for modification , and the government has been attacked for a series of embarrassing lapses at major airports . |
| 48 | One wonders whether an England bowler would have been picked for a tour after a start like that . |
| 49 | OMON troops had been blamed for a series of attacks on over 20 Baltic border posts over the previous few months . |
| 50 | The recession … and no Desert Orchid … have been blamed for a drop in attendances at this year 's Cheltenham 's racing festival . |
| 51 | London Ambulance Service workers claimed the system crash last October led to people 's deaths , but yesterday 's document said an examination of 26 cases considered by coroners ' courts showed the LAS had not been blamed for a single death . |
| 52 | Corrosion in pipework has been blamed for a gas escape which triggered the operation cloudburst emergency plan in February . |
| 53 | Madougou had been blamed for an incident three weeks earlier , on Feb. 9 , when police opened fire on a demonstration in Niamey , the capital , by students protesting about the implementation of a government austerity plan for the education system , which envisaged cuts in scholarships and employment opportunities for graduates . |
| 54 | Meanwhile in Mali Tuaregs had been blamed for an attack on June 28-29 at Ménaka , in which some 20 people died . |
| 55 | But similar lights have been installed for a farm . |
| 56 | In Brighton , where the system has been installed for a number of years , one in four homes is on the cablephone network . |
| 57 | Of course , it should be remembered that s3 subjects the terms to which it applies to a test of reasonableness , and where individual terms have been varied for a particular customer ( situation ( a ) ) , or where the terms have been approved by a trade association ( situation ( b ) ) or negotiated between the parties ( situation ( e ) ) they are more likely to satisfy the test of reasonableness . |
| 58 | I even told them I had been recommended for a commission . |
| 59 | Will he further confirm that he and his right hon. and hon. Friends in the Scottish Office have been recommended for a Scottish tourism award for their determination to self-destruct in Scotland ? |
| 60 | The shooting ended a promising future for Nicola who had been recommended for an audition with the Royal Ballet . |