Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for some time and " in BNC.

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1 The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing .
2 Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree .
3 The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor .
4 The demo can be played for some time and allows for detailed assessment before opting to buy .
5 The rights and wrongs of it were debated for some time and the feeling seemed to be that the TCCB had come out of it in a worse light than Gatting ; as the Melbourne newspaper The Age put it , ‘ Gatting , caught rumour , bowled hypocrisy , 0 ’ .
6 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 .
7 It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy .
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