Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 There were two posts allocated for social workers , but these had not been filled for a long time .
2 This has been recognized for a long time .
3 This , implicitly at least , demands the use of major computer systems , otherwise it would not be possible easily to carry out the necessary regular checks as to whether the various procedures have been undertaken within the prescribed time period .
4 However , a preservation society had been formed in the mean time to come to am arrangement with the Company to secure its future operation .
5 He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time .
6 This is especially valuable where a job has been done for a long time by the same person .
7 So yes the answer to the question is yes there is a budget there is a budget and we need to do things now one of the problems could be the budget is n't sufficient to cover all that needs doing so I think you 'll find that the building been built at a certain time there a comes a time you 've got plan a maintenance programme which we have things need to be done .
8 ‘ They all looked as though they 'd been written at a different time from the rest of the notes on the cards .
9 Philip Drew had also been seen at the relevant time by a stagehand .
10 The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage .
11 it does n't matter because all of them are as it happens fairly er new and indeed as Kevin says quite correctly , dry because they have n't been used for a long time .
12 which again has been used for a long time on animals .
13 Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show .
14 Some ore was so intermixed with gangue however , that the concentration by hand was extremely laborious and the mill must have been needed for a long time .
15 I think it 's been closed for a long time actually .
16 A CD is a negotiable bearer instrument issued by a bank which certifies that a stated sum has been deposited for a specific time period at a particular interest rate .
17 Certain conduct may , rather than effect a variation of the agreement generally , have the effect of creating an estoppel in a particular case , not infrequently in connection with the possible expulsion of a partner on the ground of his breach of provisions in the agreement where his behaviour has in fact been tolerated over a considerable time .
18 Piano keys made with synthetic resins or polymer fibres eventually become slippery with sweat from the pianist 's fingers after been played for a long time .
19 On this side of the Atlantic , it has been shortlisted for the Irish Times Prize ( which , unlike the Booker , has the courage to include authors from the US ) .
20 ‘ These events are occurring now because human rights have been violated for a long time , ’ he said .
21 It had been known for a long time that histamine was responsible for producing many allergies and the first antihistamine drug was produced in France in 1937 .
22 Other diuretics have been known for a long time , especially arsenical compounds of mercury .
23 The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes .
24 The effect of early experience on the mating preferences of birds and mammals has been known for a long time .
25 It has been known for a long time , and has led to the more modern practice called ‘ foliar feeding ’ , in which the purpose is not so much to correct deficiencies , but to encourage a boost in performance , yield and so on by spraying major element solutions on to the leaves in the same way .
26 It has been known for a long time that , partly due to their immense size , elephants can hear much lower sounds than we can .
27 As I 've mentioned already in the context of metaphors of memory , the phenomenon of ‘ animal electricity ’ and its relation to neural activity had been known for a long time — at least since Galvani 's demonstration in Bologna in the 1790s that electrical pulses caused a frog 's legs to twitch .
28 These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised .
29 This is , in effect , what had already been known for a considerable time as a ‘ cantata ’ for six voices , four viole , two violini , and string and keyboard continuo , in four strongly contrasted sections ( solo and tutti ) preceded by a sinfonia .
30 The value of printing a linear document from a database has been appreciated for a long time .
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