Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went humming upstairs to clean the bathroom , while Winnie turned over in her mind a plan which had been lurking there for some time . |
| 2 | The store had not been trading profitably for some time indicating there simply is not enough money circulating in the area to sustain it . |
| 3 | Proteon 's announcement that it is splitting its business into two divisions ( one for adaptor boards and wiring centres ; the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems ) is in line with what has been happening internally for some time , says Swan . |
| 4 | I 've been coming here for some time and only now am I relaxed there . |
| 5 | They had all been sitting quietly for some time , waiting . |