Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [verb] [adv prt] [prep] some " in BNC.

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1 It 's the latest run in in a dispute which has been rumbling on for some weeks betweenthe Post office and the National Communications union .
2 But before it does , the Daily Mirror , along with Carry On creators Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas , has been looking back at some of the funniest moments ever to be played out on the big screen .
3 The process has been going on for some time .
4 ‘ My father-in-law was well aware of all this ; it has been going on for some years but he would not do what was necessary to right the situation , that is cut out the loss makers and , perhaps , substitute other lines — stationery , office equipment , videos or any other line compatible with the book trade . ’
5 ‘ I do n't really think they have done enough this has been going on for some time .
6 Well you say that International Women 's Day has been going on for some time , but here in Britain what 's known as the Women 's Movement has been in operation now for about , what , twenty one/twenty two years , something like that .
7 Machine knitting plays an important part in stimulating the residents ' creative talents and a small textile workshop has been set up with some encouraging results .
8 Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy is never at a loss for something to say , and has been sounding off about some of the current bees in his bonnet .
9 I felt sad about this as I have several friends from my Salford days in Hong Kong , but I understand a decision to carry out this action has been put off for some time , so perhaps it was a regrettable necessity .
10 This policy has been carried out for some time by the OECD countries , Todorovic claimed , except that there the figure is between 4 and 6 per cent .
11 It 's been building up for some time , I think . ’
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