Example sentences of "[pron] have [been] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am much slimmer and a better shape than I have been for some time ( or for months , years , etc. ) and I am going to get even slimmer and achieve an even better figure — a figure I never thought I could have . |
| 2 | The range of decorative techniques which have been at some time applied to metalwork is a subject for many books , not just a few pages . |
| 3 | ‘ You have been at some personal pains , ’ said the king in the same quiet voice , ‘ to bring us an eye-witness ’ account , and for that we thank you . |
| 4 | They might also reveal that you have been in some distant shopping mall far from your usual stomping ground on a day on which you had sworn ( at least to the office ) that you had been laid up with flu . |
| 5 | Well , we have been for some time . |
| 6 | ‘ Present values are lower than they have been for some time , and are sticking . |
| 7 | However , those who are unemployed , especially if they have been for some time , may find it is more important to send out as many letters as possible , in the hope of getting some response . |
| 8 | They have been in some ways too successful . |