Example sentences of "be [verb] for some [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though since to find an alternative word was n't going to alter matters at all by the look of it , Fabia began to wonder if perhaps Vendelin Gajdusek was coming back from Prague today to keep his appointment but had been delayed for some reason or another . |
| 2 | The London General Omnibus Company had been experimenting for some years and , in 1910 introduced to the streets of London , their ‘ B ’ type , petrol engined , double-decker , opened top buses . |
| 3 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |
| 4 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 5 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 6 | Reagan hammered away at themes which he had been developing for some years and which would be wheeled out every time he ran for public office . |
| 7 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 8 | The vote resolved a constitutional crisis which had been brewing for some months and which had centred around Slovak demands for far-reaching autonomy in most areas of policy . |
| 9 | Er you will all be aware I think that the budget has been running for some months and er I suppose a lot of you either as spokes persons or as members of groups have actually been dealing with the budget issues in some detail . |
| 10 | The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor . |
| 11 | Allowances should be made for some variation but the key characters highlighted by arrows , are unlikely to vary significantly . |
| 12 | The demo can be played for some time and allows for detailed assessment before opting to buy . |
| 13 | The rights and wrongs of it were debated for some time and the feeling seemed to be that the TCCB had come out of it in a worse light than Gatting ; as the Melbourne newspaper The Age put it , ‘ Gatting , caught rumour , bowled hypocrisy , 0 ’ . |
| 14 | Narrower strips , perhaps 50 m wide have been suggested as appropriate in Amazonia , such strips being gardened for some years and replanted with trees as well ; seed and mycorrhizae sources are close by . |
| 15 | Sir Patrick Mayhew must have been hoping for some winners and losers , as he considers how to kick-start his talks process . |
| 16 | She 's settled for some biscuits and cheese and a yoghurt and a glass of orange juice . ’ |
| 17 | If a claim is initially received under item 5 and weekly benefits have been paid for some time and the initial medical prognosis was poor , close attention should be paid to the possibility of a capital benefits claim being made . |
| 18 | The Schuman Plan was based on ideas which had been circulating for some time but was devised in detail by Jean Monnet , who was in charge of France 's economic modernisation programme . |
| 19 | It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy . |
| 20 | In the UK , this ideal has been eroding for some time and seems unlikely to survive the escalating costs of current treatments . |
| 21 | The idea of two particles so near in mass was troubling for some people and made them wonder if some misinterpretations had occurred ; in particular Patrick Blackett , another Nobel Laureate , raised a question as to whether there might be other explanations of the pion decay . |
| 22 | He was speaking for some time and when he had finished he turned to his wife . |
| 23 | She was longing for some peace and privacy , believing that now the wedding was over she would slip back into relative obscurity . |
| 24 | Accurate drawing was required for some constructions and teachers were asked to supply rulers , protractors and compasses . |