Example sentences of "has [been] [v-ing] for some time " in BNC.

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1 If this has been leaking for some time then the transfer box is probably low on oil .
2 It is clear that he has been speaking for some time .
3 I am deeply interested in the row that has been brewing for some time in the heat of the nuclear arms debate , and not only because the key figure is a friend of mine .
4 Work towards this goal has been progressing for some time , culminating in a public launch at a major conference , held in the Forum Hotel , Glasgow on 23 October , 1989 .
5 He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller .
6 The zoo is now considering a number of proposals which includes one submitted by the staff and another by New Zoo Developments Ltd. along with an in-house plan which the Society has been developing for some time .
7 Since the department since the regional office has been suggesting for some time , or throughout the entire process of this structure plan alteration , that erm an exceptions policy should be considered by the erm county council , I think it would be consistent that we would anticipate the panel could reach a conclusion on the inclusion of the major exceptions policy as part of this alteration .
8 Here , after a campaign has been running for some time , a sample survey is used , in which questions are asked about the brands in the market in question :
9 Concern has been growing for some time now , voiced not only by the media but also by some high-powered academics , ex-civil servants and former senior government statisticians , that official information which should be wholly objective is being distorted , suppressed or otherwise interfered with to serve the political ends of the government .
10 In the UK , this ideal has been eroding for some time and seems unlikely to survive the escalating costs of current treatments .
11 ‘ It was only an idea he had , based on the way Robert has been behaving for some time .
12 That has been happening for some time , but the Secretary of State and the Minister should know that .
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