Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] [vb pp] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
2 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
3 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |
4 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
5 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
6 | These letters have been known for some time , as the aggrieved Leone published them in a pamphlet in 1764 . |
7 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
8 | As members will be aware , the Local Government Regions and Districts have been known for some time , and the areas of the Sheriffdoms were published at the beginning of the year . |
9 | If a claim is initially received under item 5 and weekly benefits have been paid for some time and the initial medical prognosis was poor , close attention should be paid to the possibility of a capital benefits claim being made . |