Example sentences of "be for some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I knew only that it was dark , and had been for some while .
2 ‘ Present values are lower than they have been for some time , and are sticking .
3 As Elisabeth , Rosalind Plowright sounded more secure than she has been for some time on British stages and sang her last aria with true Verdian pathos and passion .
4 If a child is sniffing with a group of young people , and has been for some time , it may help to provide other more interesting and exciting leisure activities .
5 However , those who are unemployed , especially if they have been for some time , may find it is more important to send out as many letters as possible , in the hope of getting some response .
6 I am much slimmer and a better shape than I have been for some time ( or for months , years , etc. ) and I am going to get even slimmer and achieve an even better figure — a figure I never thought I could have .
7 ‘ The improvement and the form suggests it 's the best Welsh pack since the Triple Crown in 1988 , so yes I 'm more optimistic than I 've been for some time ’ , said the 43-year-old ‘ Panther ’ , who is now a schoolmaster in Swansea .
8 My wife Pam has been for some time aware that I have been having an on-going relationship with Suzannah , who I believe is known to some of you .
9 There has been for some time in Africa debate concerning the suitability for the Eucharist of wheat bread and grape wine .
10 Evidence from official statistics suggests that the number of households containing two or more elementary families has indeed fallen : from 3 per cent of households in 1961 to 1 per cent in 1981 ( Social Trends , 1987 , p. 41 , table 2.1 ) Clearly this is , and apparently has been for some time , very much a minority arrangement within the British population as a whole .
11 His interest in humanity now was stone dead , and probably had been for some time .
12 " I have n't been for some time .
13 ‘ That you were having an affair — had been for some time . ’
14 According to Alcuin the oppression of the Church by the secular power had been for some time a feature of Northumbrian political and ecclesiastical life , but the problem now was that Eanbald was said to be accompanied on his journeys through Northumbria by a retinue more numerous than any which had attended on his predecessors and inclusive of low-born soldiers , and Alcuin affected to be at a loss as to why he needed so large a force .
15 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 .
16 ‘ The Khanate is settled , and has been for some time , ’ his father said dismissively .
17 " No , and there have n't been for some time . "
18 ‘ I think you do follow us , ’ Cranston replied , ‘ and have been for some time .
19 For one thing , Kelly 's very happily involved in a relationship and has been for some time , so I 'm quite convinced her eyes wo n't stray towards any ski-bums , no matter how handsome . ’
20 They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals .
21 He said it was broken , had been for some time , and that if I wanted a toilet I should go to the cafe upstairs .
22 Well , we have been for some time .
23 Bob Gunnell , of course , is an was and has been for some time a very supportive member of South East Arts and active in many of its committees .
24 For those who want to make a choice or are for some reason coming new to Ferrier , I would recommend the fifth disc with the unforgettable Chausson and Brahms , the sixth , which has some of her best and most lovable performances of British song , including Purcell 's Mad Bess of Bedlam preciously available only in an EP , allied to some precious Wolf , sung with new-found subtlety of nuance , from a Norwegian Radio recital , and the ninth disc , the Edinburgh recital with Walter , which has much the more telling of her two accounts of Frauenliebe und -leben .
25 They are for some reason most dreadfully at home in Paris — ‘
26 Oh er they 're for some job at Street , they 're wanting it for some job or other .
27 You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl .
28 Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period .
29 Finally , the market square in Aylesbury is still closed for major work and obviously will be for some time , and you need to still avoid that area .
30 This approach , far from just offering a comfortable sense of hand-holding , serves as an excellent safety net , as it helps us to identify at an early stage where a trainee 's progress may be for some reason deficient , and to take whatever steps may be needed to rectify the situation .
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