Example sentences of "been [verb] [adj] for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of claims that the relationship was one of passionate intimacy , the brigadier said : ‘ They have been suggesting that for some time . |
| 2 | The French and the US National Science Foundation have been doing this for some time . ’ |
| 3 | They have apparently been doing this for some time . |
| 4 | One family tea-time , when Auntie had been sitting silent for some time , she said : " It 's lucky there 's never anyone left in those offices at night . " |
| 5 | The shop had been standing empty for some time , and needed a great deal of work . |
| 6 | He had been feeling cold for some time . |
| 7 | This same invincible figure has been held responsible for some blunder , or has for some other reason fallen out of favour with his employers , leaves the house where he came to fame and is never heard of again . |