Example sentences of "have [be] [vb pp] for some time " 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 | When they had been seated for some time Titch said : ‘ I suppose you 've heard the news ? ’ |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low . |
| 36 | ‘ The house had been neglected for some time , ’ explains Pauline . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | The need for regulatory change had been mooted for some time . |
| 39 | Professor Seymour-Strachey had been retired for some time now , and had left Grimsby . |
| 40 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | Over 40,000 people staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 30 against the decision , which had been forecast for some time . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 47 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
| 48 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
| 51 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 52 | These letters have been known for some time , as the aggrieved Leone published them in a pamphlet in 1764 . |
| 53 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 54 | 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 . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | 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 . |