Example sentences of "[noun] have been [vb pp] for some " in BNC.
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| 31 | Relations between the Meskhetians and the Uzbek majority had been strained for some time , largely as a result of the poor housing and other conditions in which the Meskhetians had been forced to remain ( many still lived in shanty towns , and levels of unemployment were higher than elsewhere in the republic ) . |
| 32 | Typically , this will be a realistic option if your pay has been cut for some reason . |
| 33 | The latter phenomenon has been known for some time , Zwaardemaker recording several ‘ cancelling pairs ’ as far back as 1875 , which included : |
| 34 | The association between HIV infection and tuberculosis has been recognised for some time , and the emergence of multidrug resistance in the United States represents the latest development . |
| 35 | This problem in combining general relativity and the uncertainty principle had been suspected for some time , but was finally confirmed by detailed calculations in 1972 . |
| 36 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 37 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
| 38 | These letters have been known for some time , as the aggrieved Leone published them in a pamphlet in 1764 . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 41 | An attempt to remove Kevin Maxwell has been mooted for some time . |
| 42 | The new sales office has been established for some time , as has the computer system connected on direct line to the main processor at Elderslie . |
| 43 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 44 | It was rumoured that the ‘ train' actually came into Hallington Station and blew off steam ( even though the track had been lifted for some years ) . |
| 45 | Another suggestion was that an entire class of LMS express locomotives had been withdrawn for some reason . |
| 46 | ‘ The house had been neglected for some time , ’ explains Pauline . |
| 47 | There is little doubt also that within the DES the binary solution had been canvassed for some time , and throughout the life of the Robbins Committee interest in it was being shown in the Association of Teachers in Technical Institutes and elsewhere . |
| 48 | This last datum may be accompanied by one of the following letters : S = the company 's shares have been suspended , A = company has been acquired , L = company has been liquidated , e = non-voting shares have been enfranchised for some reason , and lastly F = the shares have been withdrawn from the official list for some other reason than those already mentioned . |