Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
2 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
3 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |
4 | Essentially , there are four types of control which have been exercised for some period : first , the " White Paper " controls on pricing , investment and financial targets ; secondly , external financing limits ( EFLs ) imposed by the Treasury ; thirdly , efficiency audits by the Monopolies and Mergers Corn-mission ( MMC ) ; and fourthly , direct controls on management itself . |
5 | If the package has changed and the DCs have been aborted for some reason , but you still wish to proceed with the change , raise new DCs , get agreement for the changes , activate the Dcs through your package , then resubmit the package for approval . |
6 | The sixteen paintings seem likely to remain with the Uffizi , where they have been stored for some time . |
7 | This last datum may be accompanied by one of the following letters : S = the company 's shares have been suspended , A = company has been acquired , L = company has been liquidated , e = non-voting shares have been enfranchised for some reason , and lastly F = the shares have been withdrawn from the official list for some other reason than those already mentioned . |
8 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
9 | These letters have been known for some time , as the aggrieved Leone published them in a pamphlet in 1764 . |
10 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
11 | As members will be aware , the Local Government Regions and Districts have been known for some time , and the areas of the Sheriffdoms were published at the beginning of the year . |
12 | 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 . |