Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [verb] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | The need for such a centre has been recognised for some time . |
3 | The importance of the environmentally fragile coastal zone has been recognised for some time , and in response to growing concern for coastal environments under pressure , a new group has been set up in BGS to draw on the experience of land and marine geologists , sedimentologists and coastal engineers The geology of a strip round the coast of the United Kingdom , which in places extends several kilometres offshore , is largely unexplored . |
4 | The importance of the coastal zone has been recognised for some time , and a new group has now been formed in BGS in response to growing concern for the environments under pressure in this potentially fragile area . |
5 | The association between HIV infection and tuberculosis has been recognised for some time , and the emergence of multidrug resistance in the United States represents the latest development . |
6 | The origins of this marital-rape exemption seem to lie in the notion that the wife is the husband 's property , or that the wife promises intercourse on demand , but it has been defended in modern times on the basis that such cases raise essentially family matters , better suited to examination in a non-criminal court , and that in any case proof would be difficult . |
7 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
8 | If this has been leaking for some time then the transfer box is probably low on oil . |
9 | The main interest of this church is in its interior mosaics because much of the building has been altered in later times . |
10 | An attempt to remove Kevin Maxwell has been mooted for some time . |
11 | It is clear that he has been speaking for some time . |
12 | We now shall take up an issue that has been touched on several times before : power transformation of the scale of a variable in order to make its analysis easier . |
13 | It has been suspected for some time that North Korea has been working on a nuclear device . |
14 | The increasing control of TDC by the Texas courts has been referred to several times already . |
15 | In addition to all this , Professor Learner has been involved at various times in university adult education , and he takes English Literature courses regularly for the Centre for Continuing Education students , usually , but not invariably , at Friends Centre in Brighton , and I am sure that like myself he is happy to see so many adults from outside the university with us tonight . |
16 | This centre for the elderly has been broken into four times in two years . |
17 | This centre for people with special needs has been broken into four times in nine days . |
18 | Mr Gresty , whose business has been broken into several times , said : ‘ I am extremely grateful to the Army for getting me out of a very sticky situation . ’ |
19 | In the last year his house has been broken into seven times , and burglars have tried to break in on at least another four occasions . |
20 | Our first call , Burgoynes Garage , which has been broken into three times . |
21 | I am deeply interested in the row that has been brewing for some time in the heat of the nuclear arms debate , and not only because the key figure is a friend of mine . |
22 | Work towards this goal has been progressing for some time , culminating in a public launch at a major conference , held in the Forum Hotel , Glasgow on 23 October , 1989 . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | The huge space-based extravaganza has been gone for some time . |
25 | He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller . |
26 | The zoo is now considering a number of proposals which includes one submitted by the staff and another by New Zoo Developments Ltd. along with an in-house plan which the Society has been developing for some time . |
27 | Since the department since the regional office has been suggesting for some time , or throughout the entire process of this structure plan alteration , that erm an exceptions policy should be considered by the erm county council , I think it would be consistent that we would anticipate the panel could reach a conclusion on the inclusion of the major exceptions policy as part of this alteration . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | On the building maintenance side , it has been looked at several times in the past . |
30 | Here , after a campaign has been running for some time , a sample survey is used , in which questions are asked about the brands in the market in question : |