Example sentences of "have for some time " in BNC.

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1 Political scientists have for some time tried to grapple with the question : what difference , if any , does party control of the government make to political outputs ?
2 ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible .
3 It added : ‘ This explosion deepens the cracks in a monarchy which a number of Britons have for some time regarded with a mixture of indifference and contempt . ’
4 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 .
5 Psion , creators of the first personal organiser , have for some time made plug-in modules available to provide dictionary and other data facilities .
6 Other satellite services have for some time been offering a kind of one-sided videoconferencing facility .
7 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 .
8 Certificates have for some time been sent in postal tubes by recorded delivery to Divisional Secretaries .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 I have for some time studied the prospects for the privatisation of British Rail .
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