Example sentences of "have [prep] some time [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The twentieth century has seen the growth of a considerable literature on management as an acquired skill and it has for some time been possible to obtain academic management qualifications . |
| 2 | The Advisory Board for the Research Councils ( ABRC ) has for some time been worried that British spending on civil science , especially within the higher education sector , may not be adequate to enable the country to remain internationally competitive . |
| 3 | The Revenue has for some time been concerned about what is done with the money . |
| 4 | BML has for some time been concerned about the declining popularity of the NBS , which began in a blaze of publicity in 1955 . |
| 5 | ‘ I had for some time been interested in the work of the 17th century Dutch and Spanish still-life school of painting . |
| 6 | Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium . |
| 7 | Most people who use an analogue mobile phone have at some time been unhappy with the call quality , and an unfortunate few have experienced the unpleasant side effects of deliberate or accidental ‘ eavesdropping ’ . |