Example sentences of "[been] [adv] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time .
2 The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences .
3 Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake .
4 The ‘ Great Debate ’ about education had been underway for some time and though it was clear that the curriculum was in need of change , it was less clear how much change should take place at Hinde House , bearing in mind the need for teachers to have ownership of curriculum delivery if higher standards and a wide range of learning experiences were to permeate the whole curriculum rather than making a series of peripheral and ephemeral alterations to an already redundant approach .
5 I 've been here for some time .
6 ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered .
7 There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly .
8 There may be occasions when it is quite right or entirely understandable that an asylum applicant did not make his claim until he had been here for some time .
9 See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ?
10 Detectives are working on the theory that the bags had been there for some time .
11 The doctor , who had now been there for some time , and was looking at his watch , had been explaining .
12 He 'd been there for some time .
13 Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time .
14 " Any more than I can explain why cholera should have always attacked those of our soldiers who had recently arrived in the Crimea in preference to those who had been there for some time
15 Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time .
16 The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time .
17 It had probably been there for some time !
18 He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards .
19 Because then it was that she knew , with blinding clarity , what had been there for some time now .
20 It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time .
21 It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time .
22 ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door .
23 Keith Sutton , prosecuting on behalf of Sefton Council 's Public Protection Department , told the court there was sufficient oil in the insect to suggest it had been there for some time .
24 You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably .
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