Example sentences of "has been [adj] for some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The change of status , too , from ‘ wife , to ‘ widow ’ is felt very keenly by most women as a loss of considerable significance , which indeed it is ; for without a partner , a woman who has been married for some years may , unless she already has well developed interests outside her home , find that her social life is suddenly transformed in a very disturbing way . |
| 2 | That charge has been wrong-headed for some years ; nevertheless , it has been sustained by enough left-wing activity to feed Conservative propaganda . |
| 3 | The situation has been poor for some months , but press speculation about receivership has worried suppliers and customers of the brewery . |
| 4 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils much closer together and this important aspect of our work has expanded considerably in recent times . |
| 5 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils closer together . |
| 6 | The board has been concerned for some years about the possible impact of excessive dependence on coal — used for 80 per cent of electricity currently generated — if developments in the domestic or international coal market push prices up rapidly . |
| 7 | Sources close to the investigation suggest it has been dormant for some months and that it produced no conclusions one way or the other . |
| 8 | The technique , has been existent for some years , and should provide information which may be of use in identifying high levels of expenditure within a particular specialty within a district , and should be of value in assisting local planning . |