Example sentences of "have [been] [adv] for some time " in BNC.

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1 On the lighter side , the Cessna 195B has been around for some time , having been auctioned at Duxford in April 1990 and , although remaining in the UK since then , has only just been registered .
2 Axil 's existing compatibles are the $13,000 HWS-S210 which has been around for some time , the $17,000 HWS-S310 model 3.0 and the $23,500 HWS-S310 model 4.1 which are due next quarter .
3 The shareware package Formgen has been around for some time now and is a proven system for designing forms .
4 The shareware package Formgen has been around for some time now and is a proven system for designing forms .
5 We decided to test a model that has been round for some time on the professional market , and is popular amongst tradesman working on side — the Makita 6012HDW Cordless Driver Drill .
6 His section has been over for some time . ’
7 The building was not built in ninety one , whether there 's any relevance or not , where they 're trying to prove that the building has been up for some time , they 'd say , it 's not , that building was put up this year .
8 He 'd been there for some time .
9 There may be occasions when it is quite right or entirely understandable that an asylum applicant did not make his claim until he had been here for some time .
10 Detectives are working on the theory that the bags had been there for some time .
11 " Any more than I can explain why cholera should have always attacked those of our soldiers who had recently arrived in the Crimea in preference to those who had been there for some time
12 He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards .
13 Because then it was that she knew , with blinding clarity , what had been there for some time now .
14 It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time .
15 It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time .
16 Keith Sutton , prosecuting on behalf of Sefton Council 's Public Protection Department , told the court there was sufficient oil in the insect to suggest it had been there for some time .
17 The ‘ Great Debate ’ about education had been underway for some time and though it was clear that the curriculum was in need of change , it was less clear how much change should take place at Hinde House , bearing in mind the need for teachers to have ownership of curriculum delivery if higher standards and a wide range of learning experiences were to permeate the whole curriculum rather than making a series of peripheral and ephemeral alterations to an already redundant approach .
18 I 've been here for some time .
19 So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it !
20 Repeat name and date at every opportunity ; the sort of people who live in the East End like to know you 've been around for some time .
21 Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time .
22 These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction .
23 There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly .
24 Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake .
25 Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time .
26 The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences .
27 You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably .
28 Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time .
29 The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time .
30 Computer Users of Europe ( CUE ) , a user group that 's been around for some time on an informal basis , has gone official : it has drafted a constitution and has a steering committee working on making it formal .
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