Example sentences of "have been for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simplest method would have been for a French submarine to wait for the Rainbow Warrior somewhere on the high seas and sink it with a torpedo but that posed the problem of what to do with any survivors . |
| 2 | This may have been for a local production company producing a video for one of their corporate clients ; at the other end of the scale , you may have written some pieces for the broadcasters ( BBC , ITV , etc . ) . |
| 3 | It was brought home to Charles for the first time how much of a strain the last weeks must have been for a girl of her age . |
| 4 | First , it was easier for a disembodied voice like de Gaulle to " assume " France than it would have been for a more recognizable figure , about whom people had already formed settled views . |
| 5 | The procedure would have been for the pilot to pull a handle , situated between his legs , which jettisoned the canopy while activating a rocket that fired his seat and that of his navigator clear of the plane . |
| 6 | It is interesting to speculate what the consequences would have been for the curriculum if his view had prevailed . |
| 7 | The buildings on either side would have been for the slaves and workshops , the bath-house and latrines . |
| 8 | The only cost would have been for the satellite transmission , which would have been shared . ’ |
| 9 | The various cups and horns in graves may have been for the consumption of alcoholic liquid , including beor , ealu , medu and win ( Fell 1975 ) . |
| 10 | On occasion , strong political interest could push a young man forward much more rapidly than could have been for the good of the service . |
| 11 | To insist upon the inquest in these circumstances could only have been for the purpose of procuring a rapping over the knuckles in public of that authority and/or a convenient means of obtaining evidence for a subsequent claim against it . |
| 12 | He could even appreciate how tricky a situation this must have been for the DIA , although it did little to ease his sense of injury . |
| 13 | The better approach would have been for the company to insist that an express term was inserted into the contract to the effect that the computer to be acquired must be compatible with the existing equipment . |
| 14 | Worse still would have been for the republic to wriggle out of its predicament , most likely by appointing de Gaulle as an emergency premier so as to appease the army . |
| 15 | This is not entirely correct , as the only compensation would have been for the damage caused by the armed robbery . |
| 16 | And that would undoubtedly have been for the best . |
| 17 | Could n't have been for the sex if Rose is to be believed , so must have wanted you for dinner . ’ |
| 18 | Yes , the difference of course is that in two day cricket you ca n't necessarily guarantee a result er and forcing wins was what we did n't quite manage to do , it was er it was a season of what might have been for the County Cricket Club er a very good season but not quite as successful as last year . |