Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] been [verb] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both countries had been speaking for some time of their desire to improve relations , without making much progress . |
| 2 | This was reportedly a concession which US oil companies had been seeking for some time . |
| 3 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 4 | Guests had been arriving for some time , for they had heard cars coming and going , but she had n't met any yet . |
| 5 | Profits had been falling for some years ; investment collapsed suddenly in summer 1974 . |
| 6 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 7 | Another suggestion was that an entire class of LMS express locomotives had been withdrawn for some reason . |