Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 31 | It had been recognised for some time that only through rationalisation into larger productive and distributive units could the movement overcome the damaging rivalries among societies in the same neighbourhood , and through economies of scale promote further growth . |
| 32 | The consultative document published in 1987 followed the principle that had been acknowledged for some time , drawing a distinction between essential items which were to remain free , and desirable but not essential items for which charges could be made , a distinction not in practice very easy to make . |
| 33 | Concern had been voiced for some time by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) as to the restrictive practices maintained by the Stock Exchange : |
| 34 | 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 ) . |
| 35 | When they had been seated for some time Titch said : ‘ I suppose you 've heard the news ? ’ |
| 36 | The Battersea Congress of the Party , to which this complaint was later addressed , gave official backing to a scheme which had been projected for some time , a Revolutionary Trade Union Opposition to unite the various unofficial movements which had been growing up in many important unions . |
| 37 | At the northern end was a much lower , broader cone , Perboewetan , whose crater wall had been breached at some time in the past by a large lava flow . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low . |
| 40 | He had a face that was both sensuous and battered — his nose had been broken at some time — with deep pouches under his dark eyes . |
| 41 | ‘ The house had been neglected for some time , ’ explains Pauline . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | The need for regulatory change had been mooted for some time . |
| 44 | Professor Seymour-Strachey had been retired for some time now , and had left Grimsby . |
| 45 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 46 | It had been known for some time that relations between Stephenson and Villa were strained because of the player 's insistence on living in his home-town of Newcastle , and several clubs , keen to secure him , were watching the situation closely . |
| 47 | The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor . |
| 48 | He had a good look at it and said part of the pedestal had been mended at some time which took away a lot of the value . |
| 49 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 50 | Over 40,000 people staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 30 against the decision , which had been forecast for some time . |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 53 | The serial numbers suggest that a large number had been issued at some time , the rate from Craven Arms to Bishop 's Castle was ¼d as against 1/11d for an ordinary Third Class ticket . |
| 54 | In 1987 , 233 had been admitted at some time into the prison hospital . |
| 55 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
| 56 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
| 59 | There are several possible approaches to multiplication and division in fixed-point binary , all of which have been used at some time . |
| 60 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |