Example sentences of "[noun] had [prep] [adj] time [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A possible intervention of the King 's Proctor to upset the divorce had for some time been lurking in the Government 's mind . |
| 2 | Steelworkers in the public sector had for some time been in dispute with their employers , the British Steel Corporation , and had come out on strike . |
| 3 | I would imagine that the site had at one time been occupied by a large merchant 's house as four of the houses were built over a medieval cellar . |
| 4 | Eric commented that trade at JHL was steady and that two JP s had for some time been seen as a luxury , so they were pleased to release G-JETP . |
| 5 | It was apparent as the light grew that the rocks which lay scattered among the trees had at one time been arranged in order . |
| 6 | Many who had earlier worked against Scottish interests had for some time been making covert approaches and promises through envoys between the two Courts . |
| 7 | There is also the supportive evidence of a later Greek tradition that skins had at one time been used as writing paper . |
| 8 | Busacher had at one time been surprised at Willi 's musical perception , but was no longer . |
| 9 | Relations between the communist states had for some time been less amicable than a common dedication to working-class interests might have suggested . |
| 10 | Scholars in this field had for some time been engaged in a debate over the importance of acquired and inherited personality traits in behaviour . |
| 11 | Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium . |
| 12 | Proposals such as these went a long way to alleviate Chinese concerns and brought closer the possibility of a summit meeting between the two leaderships for which Soviet spokesmen had for some time been calling . |
| 13 | We are told that the animal had at some time been shot and wounded , so today it had been put out of its misery . |
| 14 | We are told that the animal had at some time been shot and wounded , so today it had been put out of its misery . |
| 15 | Her Black Sea fleet had by this time been destroyed , the allies had landed not only in the Crimea but also at Nikolaev to the west and Novorossiisk to the east , and the Turks retained a position at Sukhumi which gave them the chance of counter-attacking in the direction of Tiflis . |
| 16 | Trade unions had for some time been supporting candidates for the House of Commons and spending union funds for this purpose . |
| 17 | James had for some time been accepting an annual pension from Elizabeth in return for promises of assistance against foreign invaders — meaning , at this period , Spain — and on the tacit understanding that he would in no way connive at his mother 's return to Scotland . |
| 18 | Semenov had at one time been the Deputy Foreign Minister . |