Example sentences of "have been [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 91 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 92 | Divisional general manager David Howroyd commented : ‘ We are tremendously excited about this venture , which we have been considering for some time . |
| 93 | Environmental organizations have been calling for some time for the incorporation of environmental criteria into the various CAP support mechanisms . |
| 94 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |
| 95 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
| 96 | ‘ It only proves what I have been saying for some time that this was nothing more than an arranged marriage . |
| 97 | Colleagues in local government have been saying for some time that the Government have said that , at some point , the revenue collection services in local authorities would be privatised and would go out to tender . |
| 98 | I think I 'm making my point , I have been saying for some time now that given the fact that all that security has n't produced the results , the logic of that is dialogue , and when I see the opportunity as I saw it , of dialogue , direct dialogue with Mr Addams that could lead to a total cessation of this violence , I felt it was my duty to do so . |
| 99 | I have been waiting for some time for hon. Members to refer to my apparel and I am duly flattered . |
| 100 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 101 | These letters have been known for some time , as the aggrieved Leone published them in a pamphlet in 1764 . |
| 102 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 103 | As members will be aware , the Local Government Regions and Districts have been known for some time , and the areas of the Sheriffdoms were published at the beginning of the year . |
| 104 | Yes but then thinking about those that have been running for some time . |
| 105 | A buy-in of shares may be the appropriate method of effecting a management buy-out where certain shareholders wish to realise their investment in a business which they have been running for some time , or they wish to retire , and there is a management team willing to continue with the business and become the new shareholders . |
| 106 | It is an idea that the fans of Asynchronous Transport Mode technology have been touting for some time , but Ungermann is shying away from Asynchronous Transfer Mode to the desktop at the moment . |
| 107 | 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 . |
| 108 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that let Windows applications run on Unix desktops . |
| 109 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that enable Windows applications to run under Unix on desktop systems . |
| 110 | It 's been known for some time that dioxins are created when chlorine is used to make paper white , but in many situations it 's been difficult to find substitutes . |
| 111 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |