Example sentences of "been [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ The Khanate is settled , and has been for some time , ’ his father said dismissively . |
| 32 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |
| 33 | ‘ I think you do follow us , ’ Cranston replied , ‘ and have been for some time . |
| 34 | For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’ |
| 35 | She then moved to Bristol City Council where she has been for some months . |
| 36 | I knew only that it was dark , and had been for some while . |
| 37 | Nine tenths of the Leicester ring road is finished and has been for some years . |
| 38 | Erm the certification of the flight control system is the critical path item and has been for some considerable time . |
| 39 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 40 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 41 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 42 | Yes my children do go to school oh I was going to say , have been for some months now . |
| 43 | They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals . |
| 44 | It has to be said that there has been for some years within the Labour Party something of a class divide — a working-class element resentful of a middle-class takeover by lawyers and the like . |
| 45 | He said it was broken , had been for some time , and that if I wanted a toilet I should go to the cafe upstairs . |
| 46 | Well , we have been for some time . |
| 47 | Bob Gunnell , of course , is an was and has been for some time a very supportive member of South East Arts and active in many of its committees . |
| 48 | In it she declared how glad she was to think : ‘ … that the letter written by me to the King of Prussia at a critical moment had been of some use ’ , though quite what effect the letter may have had is unfortunately not spelt out . |
| 49 | I hope that this has been of some help if you were not too sure of which rib to use on what occasion . |
| 50 | The work of Norman Shneidman has been of some value in highlighting the way in which sport in Soviet society is ‘ directed towards the all-round development of the human individual ’ ( 1979 , p.7 ) . |
| 51 | And I hope that I 've been of some assistance . |
| 52 | ‘ First time that thing 's been of some use ! ’ |
| 53 | On balance , I believe that Britain 's membership of the EEC has been of some benefit in terms of the home market which she has gained and will continue to gain as and when her partners honour their commitments to complete the Single Market ; however , as should be clear from the figures quoted in Chapter 5 , the assertion that EEC membership has been good for Britain is open to question . |
| 54 | Well I hope I 've been of some help . |
| 55 | Gould 's arrangements for his own children were meticulously considered , which must have been of some consolation to his wife , who had dutifully resolved to accompany her husband to Australia . |
| 56 | From the G M B point of view , of course , we have quite a sporting section and we 're proud to have this link er , with both of the organizations and we 're pleased to have been of some assistance to the er , British Boxers ' Asso Professional Boxers ' Association er , in er , this launch and establishment we felt , because we 've got the Scottish professional footballers , who are well established and er , are very much an integral part of the G M B and we 've got the Northern Ireland er , footballers , we 've got the rugby players and we 've got speedway riders all of which come under . |
| 57 | A good response to training was associated with improved squeeze duration in our patients , but increased conidence in mastering anorectal function may also have been of some benefit . |
| 58 | Variations of the theme , e.g. with different boundary conditions or with internal heating replacing heating from below , have been of some interest ; but all the specific results in this chapter will relate to the conditions above . |
| 59 | Right in the course of our er er com our meetings Danny erm I will be asking you to recommend me to people but if , but only if you feel that this meeting has been of some benefit to you . |
| 60 | Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ? |