Example sentences of "be under [noun] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme had been under way for some time , studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results . |
| 2 | Advertising manager Peter Matthews confirmed the review , which he says has been under way for some time . |
| 3 | At issue was a boundary question between Venezuela and British Guiana which had been under discussion for some time . |
| 4 | The Commissioner had , according to Namaliu , been under observation for some time before acting on impulse and alone . |
| 5 | Chatichai , who had previously removed three parties from his ruling coalition and had replaced them with two new members , had been under pressure for some time from the military and the media to carry out an extensive reshuffle in order to cleanse his government of allegedly corrupt elements . |
| 6 | The regime had been under strain for some time , not only up in the Syrian heartland but also in far-away Khorasan in northeastern Persia . |
| 7 | The Minutes of the meeting on 20th June record , in characteristically brief fashion : " The state of the finances was under discussion for some time … " , but there was no doubt about " the serious financial condition of the establishment " . |