Example sentences of "been [prep] some [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | At this moment the King , who had been for some time busily writing in his notebook , called out , ‘ Silence ! ’ and read out from his book , ‘ Rule Forty-Two . |
| 2 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 3 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 4 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
| 5 | Yes my children do go to school oh I was going to say , have been for some months now . |
| 6 | Sentencing McPherson , the judge , Lord Cameron , said he accepted that McPherson had been in some part less responsible for the violence to Mr O'Donnell that evening , but added : ‘ Nevertheless you played a full part in luring him into the hands of those who were responsible for repeated acts of a bizarre and terrible character upon him . ’ |
| 7 | They have been in some ways too successful . |
| 8 | As outlined in para 3.3 below , the City Code applies to takeovers of certain categories of private companies ( broadly where the equity share capital has been to some extent publicly held at any time within the ten years prior to the offer ) . |
| 9 | The exemption does not apply if the equity share capital of the private company has been to some extent publicly held at any time within the ten years prior to the offer . |