Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , top management became aware that all of the work-force reductions , although necessary , were not attacking the basic problem : the organization had been designed for another time in history rather than for the competitive world in which it now lived . |
| 2 | It has been advanced for some time by both the Liberal party and the Electoral Reform Society . |
| 3 | He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low . |
| 4 | Concern had been voiced for some time by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) as to the restrictive practices maintained by the Stock Exchange : |
| 5 | Claire paddles away at buttons on telephone , scours desk for material to take to meeting ( 3.00 p.m. , the worst ) gets hung up fielding call from incandescent client wanting to know why contract has been mis-drafted for third time in succession … |