Example sentences of "[noun] had [verb] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 2 | Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] . |
| 3 | As the official investigation got under way , there were allegations that senior US officials had known for some time of BNL 's dealings with Iraq . |
| 4 | It was now criticized as anachronistic , and the German government had signalled for some time its concern over rising costs and their justifiability at a time when German unification put great strains on the public finances [ see also pp. 37212 ; 38508 ] . |
| 5 | Fedorov had suspected for some time , and now he knew . |
| 6 | Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer . |
| 7 | Plans for the extension of the war in Vietnam had existed for some time in the Pentagon . |