Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 61 | It was owned by the Baron de Rochefort and his family , and visitors had not been encouraged for some time , as the Baron did not enjoy the best of health . |
| 62 | In 1987 , 233 had been admitted at some time into the prison hospital . |
| 63 | We assume that it is enough that the new way will prove better than the old way once it has been tried for some time . |
| 64 | 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 . |
| 65 | 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 ) . |
| 66 | ‘ The house had been neglected for some time , ’ explains Pauline . |
| 67 | The keys must have been lost for some time . |
| 68 | 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 . |
| 69 | The UN knows that much of the Cambodian army has not been paid for some time , so , until a new government takes over , it is considering paying the troops itself . |
| 70 | 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 . |
| 71 | It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy . |
| 72 | A novelist I know has devoted the last 20 years to writing stuff that is completely impossible to film , with the result that he has not been published for some time . |
| 73 | The new sales office has been established for some time , as has the computer system connected on direct line to the main processor at Elderslie . |
| 74 | It is known to have been held at some time ‘ on a Thursday with only four people there ’ . |