Example sentences of "[verb] been [verb] for some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no obvious mountain pass or trail leading to the immediate area of the Castle , since Felsbrockenberg has been deserted for some 80 years . |
| 2 | SEL has been working for some two years on producing French versions of GEC 's technical specifications — an enormous project . |
| 3 | This draft response indicates which DTAC responses he has taken into account , and any member whose DTAC 's response has arrived late or has been omitted for some other reason can ensure that relevant points are not missed . |
| 4 | Mama was rehearsing , that was all ; but it should perhaps have been kept for some other time . |
| 5 | His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination . |
| 6 | The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled . |
| 7 | They frequently appear to have been written for some private academic argument rather than to inform prospective students . |
| 8 | He had been speaking for some five minutes or more with force and conviction , carried away by the things which concerned him greatly . |
| 9 | The wood at the back of the painting was deeply scored with a dagger as if someone had been searching for some secret crevice or compartment . |
| 10 | But they had been chosen for some little time already . |
| 11 | Richard , of course , had been preparing for some such move . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been hired for some zany roles in this metropolis , and a few of them leaned towards the crooked . |
| 13 | Four people , having served their community , have been confined for some seven years and now find that their right of appeal is being hindered by some legal technicality or misinterpretation of the law . |
| 14 | No in fact he 's not , he 's been arrested for some other crime . |