Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for [adj] time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The need for regulatory change had been mooted for some time . |
| 2 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 3 | An attempt to remove Kevin Maxwell has been mooted for some time . |
| 4 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 5 | The release of these chemicals following drainage has been recognized for some time , but researchers at the Australian national research organization ( CSIRO ) now offer an explanation of the cause and also point to the great risks involved in large-scale land reclamation projects . |
| 6 | Over 40,000 people staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 30 against the decision , which had been forecast for some time . |
| 7 | No results , however , are expected for some time ; and in any case , Whitehall expenditure reviews are notorious for failing to deliver anything of significance . |
| 8 | That ache that she thought had been satiated for all time was back within her . |
| 9 | Of course , this does not mean that accommodation problems for the old are solved for all time . |
| 10 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 11 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 12 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 15 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 16 | The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held . |
| 17 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 18 | This problem in combining general relativity and the uncertainty principle had been suspected for some time , but was finally confirmed by detailed calculations in 1972 . |
| 19 | It has been suspected for some time that North Korea has been working on a nuclear device . |
| 20 | Efforts have been made for some time to get this off the ground and a successful public meeting was held at Newtown at the end of April . |
| 21 | Although it has not been seen for some time , the manuscript may contain a specimen of Mary Leapor 's handwriting . |
| 22 | After a while the station returned to normal , Charlotte had n't been seen for some time , and Albert had been killed in World War I so all three participants in the awful tragedy had gone for ever , or had they ? |
| 23 | Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time . |
| 24 | This has n't been used for some time so it 's a bit so I 'm just going to wipe it out so there are no particles or foreign bodies in there . |
| 25 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 26 | The higher-end 45MHz , 135 MIPS and 50MHz , 150 MIPS iterations , with external cache , are promised for some time later this year . |
| 27 | It has been advanced for some time by both the Liberal party and the Electoral Reform Society . |
| 28 | The difficulties in comparing the two modes of treatment have been understood for some time . |
| 29 | This has been recognised for some time , perhaps most articulately in France , as one of the attainments to be expected from a top-class academic teacher and researcher , with an outstanding ability in accurate communication with the men ( and women ) in the street : haute popularisation . |
| 30 | The need for such a centre has been recognised for some time . |