Example sentences of "have [vb pp] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 32 | He went home feeling better than he had done for some time but he died suddenly during sleep 3 days later , presumably from a breakthrough cardiac arrythmia . |
| 33 | Fedorov had suspected for some time , and now he knew . |
| 34 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 35 | She had thought for some time that a mouse lived there . |
| 36 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 37 | Susan 's arm was so painful next morning and looked so inflamed that Breeze , as soon as she had foraged for some breakfast , went down to the village to find the doctor . |
| 38 | ‘ Yes , I 've known for some time that if you want a bit of peace you only have to bore people enough and they 'll leave you to it . ’ |
| 39 | He had known for some time that it was inevitable . |
| 40 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
| 41 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 42 | And it was n't Iris who told us , though she had known for some time that it had come through the Strait shortly after the Belgrano had been sunk . |
| 43 | ‘ She said she had known for some time that she and Fabien could not remain at La Tour Monchauzet after their marriage — that they had been talking together about moving away — of going , perhaps , as far as Australia or California and starting a totally new life . |
| 44 | As the official investigation got under way , there were allegations that senior US officials had known for some time of BNL 's dealings with Iraq . |
| 45 | The oil mingled with the warm salty water which leaked from places in the ceilings , and that was one of the reasons they had asked for some sort of banister rail to hold on to in the narrow winding-stair . |
| 46 | The Hospital quickly became unable to cater for all the victims of ill health , disaster and old age , and eligibility became restricted to merchant seamen only if they had served for some period in the Royal Navy . |
| 47 | It was now criticized as anachronistic , and the German government had signalled for some time its concern over rising costs and their justifiability at a time when German unification put great strains on the public finances [ see also pp. 37212 ; 38508 ] . |
| 48 | Plans for the extension of the war in Vietnam had existed for some time in the Pentagon . |
| 49 | He had realised it before she had , and somehow the sympathy that had been briefly in those blue eyes , that she had mistaken for some sort of liking , was far more disturbing than his hard , cool look . |
| 50 | All through tea I had waited for some indication on his part that he knew I had seen the girl — as he must have known , for it was obvious that the nocturnal concert had been given to announce her presence . |
| 51 | Now if anyone asks if you feel for any sense that perhaps some of these routines have perhaps got a bit of become inappropriate in some way , perhaps because you 're teaching a different type of child , or perhaps because you 've got rather different educational aims , they 've changed for some reason , then it 's like asking someone to go back to being a novice again in some senses to change . |
| 52 | Some of this fear he controlled , and had controlled for some time , by smoking the odd joint . |
| 53 | Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] . |
| 54 | This is something for which my hon. Friends and I have pressed for some time . |
| 55 | Both the Inter-Regional Standing Committee for Art and Design Education ( IRSCADE ) and NATFHE have pressed for some form of national validation of foundation courses and the former organization , having collected views from the colleges offering the courses , has listed five future possibilities . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | I HAVE noticed for some time now that the Amnesty International Mandate has not been changed to include ‘ people imprisoned for their sexuality ’ . |
| 58 | ‘ I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . |
| 59 | I have done for some time . ’ |
| 60 | Garden Life could turn out to be the most valuable contribution to conservation we have seen for some time . |