Example sentences of "have for some [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it has yet to displace the older established metal in western sentiment , court jewellers have for some time been using platinum as a more appropriate setting for diamonds than gold . |
| 2 | Other satellite services have for some time been offering a kind of one-sided videoconferencing facility . |
| 3 | They point out , for example , that Japanese companies in particular have for some time been making strenuous efforts to recruit labour which is not so much cheap but flexible and prepared to work hard for the company in question . |
| 4 | Certificates have for some time been sent in postal tubes by recorded delivery to Divisional Secretaries . |
| 5 | Nursing organisations in New South Wales have for some time been discussing specific roles of the nurse practitioner with the Department of Health , the outcome of which has been eagerly awaited by the Australian Medical Association ( AMA ) and nursing organisations in other states . |
| 6 | Non-flying mammals have for some time been suspected to be pollinators in a number of vegetation types outside the tropics and , in recent years , this has been proved to be so in both South Africa and Australia . |
| 7 | Such arrangements have for some time been permitted so long as clients are fully informed of the nature of the company and the profits go to the firm . |