Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] for some [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I do n't know what he meant , ’ Allen said after they had been walking for some time on the soft turf at the verge of the track . |
2 | The City and the Confederation of British Industry had been looking for some indication of earlier participation in the exchange rate mechanism of the EMS . |
3 | I have been waiting for some time for hon. Members to refer to my apparel and I am duly flattered . |
4 | Environmental organizations have been calling for some time for the incorporation of environmental criteria into the various CAP support mechanisms . |
5 | Both countries had been speaking for some time of their desire to improve relations , without making much progress . |
6 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that let Windows applications run on Unix desktops . |
7 | It caps a deal that 's been brewing for some time for the pair to co-develop products this year that enable Windows applications to run under Unix on desktop systems . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | She had brushed aside the congratulations of her gynaecologist when he said , ‘ Most women would have been screaming for some kind of relief long before now . ’ |
10 | By the time I was twelve years old I had been thinking for some time about getting a bird of my own . |
11 | Rumours had already been circulating for some time in the movie world that Madonna , whose big new movie will be Body Of Evidence , was discussing a new film with Sr Almodovar . |