Example sentences of "been [prep] the [noun pl] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three families in Ayrshire , for instance , who had eight children taken away in a raid in June 1990 ; little was heard of their situation until after the Orkney case had been in the headlines for some time . |
| 2 | Though its timing caught out the markets , the krona/ecu link has been on the cards for some months . |
| 3 | The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense . |
| 4 | ‘ These new premises have been on the cards for some time . ’ |
| 5 | Speaking to Irish state radio from Baidoa , Concern spokesman Michael O'Reilly said : ‘ Unfortunately this had been on the cards for some time . |