Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] been [adj] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national park has been concerned for some time about the volume of heavy lorries using roads through the park . |
| 2 | The board has been concerned for some years about the possible impact of excessive dependence on coal — used for 80 per cent of electricity currently generated — if developments in the domestic or international coal market push prices up rapidly . |
| 3 | In fact the light has been green for some time already . |
| 4 | Margaret McGregor , convener of the district council 's women 's committee , said : ‘ The women 's committee has been aware for some time that there are a lack of resources and refuge spaces for women fleeing violent situations . ’ |
| 5 | Middle management has been vulnerable for some time . |
| 6 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils much closer together and this important aspect of our work has expanded considerably in recent times . |
| 7 | The Scottish Council has been active for some years in bringing employers and school pupils closer together . |
| 8 | The same is true in the US , where the banking sector has been eager for some time now to find loopholes in the Glass-Steagall Act 1933 ( which segregates to a large extent the banking and securities business ) and expand into other , more profitable , areas of financial service activity . |
| 9 | For the Edwardian Conservatives in particular , and British Conservatism in general , similar attention has been desirable for some time . |
| 10 | In fact this shift has been visible for some time and seems at present to be increasing . |
| 11 | ‘ The consequence has been that for some time , by mutual agreement , we have led more separate lives . ’ |
| 12 | That charge has been wrong-headed for some years ; nevertheless , it has been sustained by enough left-wing activity to feed Conservative propaganda . |
| 13 | " If a flat 's been unoccupied for some time , you 'd expect a pile of letters inside the door . " |
| 14 | So far as education is concerned , it is known that the government has been concerned for some time about an alleged willingness on the part of some teachers to bring the question of homosexuality out into the open in a way that seeks to normalise it as a form of human relationship . |
| 15 | In the US this trend has been evident for some time . |
| 16 | These complications are only likely to set in if the infection has been present for some time , and this is only likely to happen if the infection is an asymptomatic one . |
| 17 | The situation has been poor for some months , but press speculation about receivership has worried suppliers and customers of the brewery . |
| 18 | However , if the house has been unoccupied for some time , the boards will need to be conditioned with water — this method can also help to flatten wavy boards . |
| 19 | She is indicating that tiffin has been ready for some time and that if he does n't fancy it , the dog does . |