Example sentences of "been [vb pp] for some [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No I did n't Stefan , we 've been blamed for some things in our time , have n't we but |
| 2 | Standard specifications have been agreed for some products like hamburgers and meat pies , for example , and the NAAFI have the task of sourcing supplies for these and for all other items such as fruit and vegetables . |
| 3 | It has been advanced for some time by both the Liberal party and the Electoral Reform Society . |
| 4 | Because income support was introduced at a time when there would otherwise have been an increase in supplementary benefits , and because transitional protection has been provided for some groups of claimants who have been transferred to income support , the Government claims that relatively few people suffered an actual cut in benefit in April 1988 . |
| 5 | He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low . |
| 6 | Concern had been voiced for some time by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) as to the restrictive practices maintained by the Stock Exchange : |
| 7 | This placed an unfortunate obstacle in the path of the police who might otherwise , simply on the grounds of suspicion , make a ‘ clean sweep ’ of all known criminals — a policy that had been advocated for some years by Matthew Davenport Hill , the Recorder of Birmingham — as a sure means to guarantee the safety of the streets . |