Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [vb pp] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The search for such dating methods has continued for some time , but in the second half of this century several methods have been developed , which provide much better ways of dating some sites and finds .
2 John Rolfe , conference chairman , said : ‘ People within the industry have known for some time there is a need for such a gathering .
3 The move has been criticized by environmental organizations , which argue that the cars could be fitted with a converter because the cost , around £300 per car , is not prohibitive and that in any case manufacturers have known for some time when the law would come into effect .
4 NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects .
5 It has taken an awful long time to come to fruition — and appears to have needed the departure of founder Ken Olsen to come to fruition , but Digital Equipment Corp is finally to start marketing Apple Computer Inc Macintoshes to major companies in the US , mirroring the arrangement the two companies have had for some time in Europe .
6 The derogation , which applies to all cereals intervened after November 1 , puts UK farmers on a par with their counterparts in northern Europe where the relaxation has applied for some time .
7 Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] .
8 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 .
9 On this occasion , devising a pretext for attacking the auditors has called for some ingenuity .
10 ‘ Headway Intermediate is one of the soundest , most innovative coursebooks to have appeared for some time . ’
11 People have known for some time what has been going on , and I 'm surprised it has taken this long to come out into the open .
12 The Government has argued for some time now that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that all decisions on behalf of the people will be made by Parliament .
13 The Scottish Dairy Trade Federation has said for some time it is not happy with that .
14 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 ] .
15 Fedorov had suspected for some time , and now he knew .
16 Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer .
17 Scientists have known for some time that fusion reactions between nuclei of deuterium and tritium are more likely if the nuclear spins line up in the same direction .
18 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 .
19 Plans for the extension of the war in Vietnam had existed for some time in the Pentagon .
20 Modest chain-link fences have existed for some time in the border cities of El Paso and Brownsville , Texas .
21 Will the Minister recognise that some of the benefits that he announced this afternoon are the result of cross-subsidy from the dirty , sleazy pornographic phone calls that he and his colleagues have encouraged for some time ?
22 Despite a slight shortage of new ideas , she remains the strongest candidate the Democrats have fielded for some time .
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