Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] 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 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 . |
| 3 | Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The Scottish Dairy Trade Federation has said for some time it is not happy with that . |
| 6 | 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 ] . |