Example sentences of "[vb mod] have been [verb] for some " in BNC.

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1 Sir Patrick Mayhew must have been hoping for some winners and losers , as he considers how to kick-start his talks process .
2 Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other .
3 The keys must have been lost for some time .
4 She must have been waiting for some time .
5 His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination .
6 The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled .
7 Another possibility is that the gas density may have been overestimated for some reason .
8 She had brushed aside the congratulations of her gynaecologist when he said , ‘ Most women would have been screaming for some kind of relief long before now . ’
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