Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] for some time " in BNC.

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1 John Rolfe , conference chairman , said : ‘ People within the industry have known for some time there is a need for such a gathering .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Modest chain-link fences have existed for some time in the border cities of El Paso and Brownsville , Texas .
7 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 ?
8 Despite a slight shortage of new ideas , she remains the strongest candidate the Democrats have fielded for some time .
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