Example sentences of "been [verb] for some [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though since to find an alternative word was n't going to alter matters at all by the look of it , Fabia began to wonder if perhaps Vendelin Gajdusek was coming back from Prague today to keep his appointment but had been delayed for some reason or another . |
| 2 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |
| 3 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 4 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 5 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 6 | The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Schuman Plan was based on ideas which had been circulating for some time but was devised in detail by Jean Monnet , who was in charge of France 's economic modernisation programme . |
| 9 | It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy . |
| 10 | In the UK , this ideal has been eroding for some time and seems unlikely to survive the escalating costs of current treatments . |