Example sentences of "[pers pn] had been [vb pp] for some " in BNC.

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1 We had been affianced for some weeks . ’
2 When they had been seated for some time Titch said : ‘ I suppose you 've heard the news ? ’
3 But they had been chosen for some little time already .
4 The schedule of accommodation which forms the basic document around which the rest of the building note is developed , and which I shall illustrate , was prepared , for this particular group of patients , in precisely the same way as it had been done for some of the other sub-groups within mental illness and mental handicapped for which various supplements have been prepared to which I referred above .
5 It had been recognised for some time that only through rationalisation into larger productive and distributive units could the movement overcome the damaging rivalries among societies in the same neighbourhood , and through economies of scale promote further growth .
6 It had been known for some time that relations between Stephenson and Villa were strained because of the player 's insistence on living in his home-town of Newcastle , and several clubs , keen to secure him , were watching the situation closely .
7 He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low .
8 The possibility that he had been killed for some reason connected with his father 's letters did not occur to Derek .
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