Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] for some time " in BNC.
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31 | He had known for some time that it was inevitable . |
32 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
33 | For its part Thames Water welcomed the report , but spokesman Tom Curtin says the company 's been acting on the sorts of things it 's recommended for some time . |
34 | But it gives me great pleasure to introduce Mark Lennox Boyd , the parliamentary under secretary of state , the foreign and commonwealth office , a position he 's held for some time . |
35 | ‘ It 's something he 's had for some time , but I was always going to play him despite the trouble and the fact he 's one booking away from a ban . ’ |